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Communication & Journalism at Shaw University

Communication & Journalism at Shaw University

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

Shaw University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 1,283 students attend the school each year.

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.

Shaw University Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Shaw University Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Shaw 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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Shaw University

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

Shaw University Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical communication & journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Shaw University since its program graduates 31% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication & journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication & journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Shaw University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 11

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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 NC, the home state for Shaw University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Public Relations Specialists 4,750 $64,450
Producers and Directors 2,330 $73,980
Editors 2,090 $67,450
Photographers 1,450 $33,630

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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