Communication & Journalism at Northwest Nazarene University

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

NNU is located in Nampa, Idaho and approximately 2,109 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 17 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from NNU.

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.

NNU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

NNU Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how NNU performed in these rankings.

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 NNU 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
	635
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	661

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at NNU

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

NNU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Journalism from NNU in 2020-2021, 59% were men and 41% 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 NNU since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at NNU 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 Northwest Nazarene University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NNU 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 Northwest Nazarene University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwest Nazarene University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	16
Public Relations & Advertising	1

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 ID, the home state for Northwest Nazarene University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Managers	1,350	$85,070
Public Relations Specialists	660	$64,380
Editors	420	$48,160
Community Health Workers	280	$35,840
Producers and Directors	280	$55,600

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 Moonraker0022 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.