Communication & Journalism at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

If you are interested in studying communication and journalism, you may want to check out the program at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SMU MN is located in Winona, Minnesota and has a total student population of 5,152. Of the 437 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota in 2021, 16 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.

SMU MN Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

SMU MN Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how SMU MN 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 SMU MN 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
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	718

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at SMU MN

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

SMU MN Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of communication and journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went 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 SMU MN since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at SMU MN 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 Mary's University of Minnesota with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SMU MN 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. A concentration may not be available for your level.

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

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• 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 MN, the home state for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Public Relations Specialists	5,360	$61,540
Editors	2,700	$58,820
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,880	$120,190
Producers and Directors	1,420	$73,110

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 Mulad under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.