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Communication & Journalism at Roger Williams University

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Communication & Journalism at Roger Williams University

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

RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and approximately 4,702 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 49 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from RWU.

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.

RWU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

RWU Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how RWU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at RWU 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.

Ranking Type Rank
148
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools 428

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at RWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Roger Williams University.

RWU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The communication and journalism program at RWU awarded 49 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at RWU 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 Roger Williams University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 42
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

RWU also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 24
Public Relations & Advertising 22
Journalism 3

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 Roger Williams University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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