Communication & Journalism at Pittsburg State University

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Pitt State is located in Pittsburg, Kansas and approximately 6,398 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.

Pitt State Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Pitt State Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Pitt State 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 Pitt State

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

Pitt State Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

45% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% 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 Pitt State since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at Pitt State 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 Pittsburg State University with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Pitt State Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

33% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communication & journalism each year. Pitt State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication & journalism master's degree from Pitt State, 67% 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 Pittsburg State University with a master's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
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 Pittsburg State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	54

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 KS, the home state for Pittsburg State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Public Relations Specialists	2,120	$56,170
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	610	$111,740
Radio and Television Announcers	530	$36,620
Technical Writers	530	$62,020

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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