Communication & Journalism at North Carolina State University

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

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 36,042 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,377 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from North Carolina State University in 2021, 235 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.

NC State Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at NC State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

NC State does offer online education options in communication and journalism for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

NC State Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication and journalism major at NC State 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.

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from NC State. This makes it the #118 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 235 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Journalism from NC State in 2020-2021, 32% were men and 68% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at NC State 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 North Carolina State University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	156
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

NC State Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a master's degree in communication and journalism from NC State. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from NC State, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NC State 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 North Carolina State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from North Carolina State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	235
Public Relations & Advertising	18
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	11

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• 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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Public Relations Specialists	4,750	$64,450
Producers and Directors	2,330	$73,980
Editors	2,090	$67,450
Photographers	1,450	$33,630

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 Haruhide000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.