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Communication & Journalism at Roanoke College

Communication & Journalism at Roanoke College

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

Roanoke is located in Salem, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,920.

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.

Roanoke Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Roanoke Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Roanoke 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 Roanoke

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at Roanoke College.

Roanoke Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at Roanoke 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 Roanoke College with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Roanoke College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 22

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 VA, the home state for Roanoke College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Public Relations Specialists 6,920 $78,410
Editors 3,450 $72,660
Technical Writers 2,840 $85,450
Producers and Directors 2,090 $69,750

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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