Communication & Journalism at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Every communication & journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication & journalism program at Northwestern State University of Louisiana stacks up to those at other schools.

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and approximately 11,447 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.

NSU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

NSU Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at NSU 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 NSU

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

NSU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical communication & journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at NSU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at NSU 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication & journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	18

Related Majors

• History
• English Language & Literature
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 LA, the home state for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Public Relations Specialists	1,350	$53,390
Producers and Directors	1,300	$56,290
Media and Communication Workers	510	$36,760
Photographers	510	$32,710

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 Fitzed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.