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Communication & Journalism at Ohio University - Athens Campus

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and has a total student population of 25,714.

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.

OHIO Athens Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Communication & Journalism (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at OHIO Athens

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

OHIO Athens does offer online education options in communication & journalism for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

OHIO Athens Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at OHIO Athens 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.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication & journalism, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at OHIO Athens

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

OHIO Athens Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

62% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% 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 OHIO Athens since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at OHIO Athens 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 Ohio University - Athens Campus with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	298
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

OHIO Athens Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

66% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ohio University - Athens Campus with a master's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	25
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication & journalism concentations are available at Ohio University - Athens Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ohio University - Athens Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	215
Journalism	185
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	116
Public Relations & Advertising	32

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 OH, the home state for Ohio University - Athens Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Public Relations Specialists	6,710	$62,740
Editors	2,090	$60,670
Community Health Workers	1,970	$38,490
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,940	$116,730

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 Robert Chriss under License

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