Communication & Journalism at Northwest University

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

Northwest University is located in Kirkland, Washington and approximately 1,184 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northwest University Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Northwest University Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Northwest University 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 Northwest University

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

Northwest University Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at Northwest University 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 University with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

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

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 Northwest University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	20

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• English Language & Literature
• Theology & Religious Vocations

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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 WA, the home state for Northwest University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Public Relations Specialists	5,770	$72,510
Producers and Directors	2,400	$71,430
Community Health Workers	2,230	$42,610
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	2,170	$128,420

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 Acstar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.