Communication & Journalism at Saint Edward’s University

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

St. Edward's University is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 3,591 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 72 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from St. Edward's University.

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. Edward’s University Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

St. Edward’s University Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at St. Edward's University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at St. Edward's 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
	256
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	318
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	391
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	647
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	672

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at St. Edward's University

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

St. Edward’s University Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 72 communication and journalism students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from St. Edward's University, about 42% were men and 58% were 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. Edward's University since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication and journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Saint Edward's University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	28
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

St. Edward's 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

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 Saint Edward's University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	55
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	17

Related Majors

• History
• Education
• Social Sciences
• 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 TX, the home state for Saint Edward's University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Public Relations Specialists	28,360	$60,600
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Editors	5,490	$72,300
Producers and Directors	5,300	$69,280
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	4,680	$125,490

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 LoneStarMike under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.