Communication & Journalism at Northern Arizona University

What traits are you looking for in a communication and journalism school? To help you decide if Northern Arizona University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication and journalism program.

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and has a total student population of 29,566. Of the 6,331 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Arizona University in 2021, 397 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.

NAU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

NAU Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at NAU 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 Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
	58
Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	199
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	332

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from NAU. This makes it the #204 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 397 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from NAU. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% 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 NAU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at NAU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	91
White	209
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	81

NAU Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in communication and journalism from NAU. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from NAU, 70% 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 Northern Arizona University with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NAU 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

If you plan to be a communication and journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Arizona University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	159
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	120
Communication & Media Studies	95
Journalism	32
Communication & Journalism (Other)	9

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Managers	8,520	$101,630
Public Relations Specialists	3,080	$62,500
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,350	$104,120
Producers and Directors	1,250	$62,760
Community Health Workers	1,030	$40,090

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 Teksaz227 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.