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Communication & Journalism at Michigan Technological University

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Communication & Journalism at Michigan Technological University

If you plan to study communication and journalism, take a look at what Michigan Technological University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Michigan Tech is located in Houghton, Michigan and approximately 6,873 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,202 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Michigan Technological University in 2021, 15 of them were communication and journalism majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

Michigan Tech Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Michigan Tech Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Michigan Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Michigan Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Michigan Technological University.

Michigan Tech Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Michigan Tech. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Michigan Tech since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Michigan Tech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan Technological University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Michigan Tech also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Michigan Technological University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising 15

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Michigan Technological University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Managers 6,370 $98,780
Public Relations Specialists 6,280 $61,760
Producers and Directors 2,030 $65,910
Community Health Workers 1,860 $44,380
Editors 1,670 $58,150

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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