Communication & Journalism at Simpson College

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 Simpson College stacks up to those at other schools.

Simpson College is located in Indianola, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,267. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Simpson College.

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.

Simpson College Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Simpson College Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Simpson College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Simpson College 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
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	462
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	764
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	959

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Simpson College

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

Simpson College Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 communication and journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from Simpson College. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Simpson College 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 Simpson College with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Simpson College 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 Simpson College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	9
Journalism	3
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	2

Related Majors

• History
• Psychology
• Education
• Social Sciences

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 IA, the home state for Simpson College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Public Relations Specialists	1,820	$56,880
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	960	$103,350
Editors	940	$51,480
Producers and Directors	730	$46,610

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 GrandpaDave under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.