Communication & Journalism at Saint Ambrose University

Every communication and journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication and journalism program at Saint Ambrose University stacks up to those at other schools.

St. Ambrose University is located in Davenport, Iowa and has a total student population of 3,003. Of the 626 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Ambrose University in 2021, 14 of them were communication and journalism majors.

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.

St. Ambrose University Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

St. Ambrose University Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at St. Ambrose University 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
	260
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	368
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	764
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	877
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	959
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	1,056

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at St. Ambrose University

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

St. Ambrose University Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

The communication and journalism program at St. Ambrose University awarded 14 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at St. Ambrose University since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at St. Ambrose University 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 Saint Ambrose University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

St. Ambrose University 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

If you plan to be a communication and 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 Saint Ambrose University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Journalism	6
Communication & Media Studies	5
Public Relations & Advertising	2
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	1

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences
• Education
• Psychology

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 IA, the home state for Saint Ambrose University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Public Relations Specialists	1,820	$56,880
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	960	$103,350
Editors	940	$51,480
Producers and Directors	730	$46,610

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 Farragutful under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.