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

Seattle U is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 7,050 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Seattle U.

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.

Seattle U Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Seattle U Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how Seattle U 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 Seattle U 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
	42

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Seattle U

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

Seattle U Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 70 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Journalism from Seattle U in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Seattle University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	28
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	37
Communication & Media Studies	33

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 WA, the home state for Seattle University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Public Relations Specialists	5,770	$72,510
Producers and Directors	2,400	$71,430
Community Health Workers	2,230	$42,610
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	2,170	$128,420

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.