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Communication & Journalism at Purdue University - Main Campus

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 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.

Purdue Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Purdue does offer online courses in communication & journalism for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Purdue Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Purdue 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication & journalism, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

70% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	77
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Purdue Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

75% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication & journalism master's degree from Purdue, 60% 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	112
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	391

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$53,870
Community Health Workers	1,630	$42,000
Editors	1,110	$51,800

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
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