Communication & Journalism at Salisbury 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 Salisbury University stacks up to those at other schools.

Salisbury is located in Salisbury, Maryland and approximately 8,124 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,887 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Salisbury University in 2021, 159 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.

Salisbury Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Salisbury Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Salisbury 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 Salisbury 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 Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	144
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	167
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	235
	449

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Salisbury

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

Salisbury Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 159 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Salisbury. About 57% were men and 43% 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 Salisbury since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Salisbury 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 Salisbury University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	114
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Salisbury 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 Salisbury University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	159

Related Majors

• History
• 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 MD, the home state for Salisbury University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Public Relations Specialists	3,250	$71,030
Editors	2,280	$59,560
Technical Writers	2,000	$80,130
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,720	$123,020

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 Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.