Communication & Journalism at Rhode Island School of Design

If you are interested in studying communication and journalism, you may want to check out the program at Rhode Island School of Design. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RISD is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 2,227.

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.

RISD Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

RISD Communication & Journalism Rankings

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Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at RISD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Rhode Island School of Design.

RISD Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Journalism from RISD in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	5
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 Rhode Island School of Design. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	11

Related Majors

• Education
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and 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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island School of Design.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Public Relations Specialists	1,150	$67,480
Managers	830	$114,660
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	370	$153,480
Producers and Directors	300	$65,660
Technical Writers	290	$67,200

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 DanielPenfield under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.