Communication & Journalism at Southwest Baptist University

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

Southwest Baptist University is located in Bolivar, Missouri and approximately 3,039 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 12 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from Southwest Baptist University.

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.

Southwest Baptist University Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Southwest Baptist University Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how Southwest Baptist University 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 Southwest Baptist 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	871
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	1,021

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Southwest Baptist University

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

Southwest Baptist University Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Southwest Baptist University. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Southwest Baptist University 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 Southwest Baptist University 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	1

Southwest Baptist University 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

The following communication and journalism concentations are available at Southwest Baptist University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southwest Baptist University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	8
Communication & Media Studies	4

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 MO, the home state for Southwest Baptist University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Public Relations Specialists	4,860	$59,940
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Producers and Directors	1,610	$65,560
Community Health Workers	1,370	$38,310
Photographers	1,220	$36,470

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.