Communication & Journalism at Muskingum University

If you are interested in studying communication and journalism, you may want to check out the program at Muskingum University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Muskingum is located in New Concord, Ohio and has a total student population of 2,231. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Muskingum.

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.

Muskingum Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Muskingum Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Muskingum compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Muskingum 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	838
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	960
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	1,000

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Muskingum

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

Muskingum Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Muskingum. About 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Muskingum since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Muskingum are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication and journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Muskingum 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

The following communication and journalism concentations are available at Muskingum University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Muskingum University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	4
Public Relations & Advertising	3

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Education

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 OH, the home state for Muskingum University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Public Relations Specialists	6,710	$62,740
Editors	2,090	$60,670
Community Health Workers	1,970	$38,490
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,940	$116,730

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jaredmuskie under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.