Communication & Journalism at Saint Joseph’s University

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

St. Joe's is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,779 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 78 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from St. Joe's.

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. Joe’s Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

St. Joe’s Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how St. Joe's 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 St. Joe's 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
	340
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	368
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	613

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at St. Joe's

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

St. Joe’s Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 communication and journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from St. Joe's. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at St. Joe's 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 Joseph's University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	60
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

St. Joe's 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 Saint Joseph's University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Saint Joseph's University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	78

Related Majors

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

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 PA, the home state for Saint Joseph's University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Public Relations Specialists	8,390	$61,510
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Producers and Directors	2,700	$76,050
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550

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 Northjersey78 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.