Communication & Journalism at Southwestern University

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

Southwestern is located in Georgetown, Texas and has a total student population of 1,506. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Southwestern.

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.

Southwestern Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Southwestern Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how Southwestern 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 Southwestern 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	52
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	90
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	202
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	208
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Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	558
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	580
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	647

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Southwestern

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

Southwestern Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

The communication and journalism program at Southwestern awarded 30 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 37% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Southwestern since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Southwestern 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 Southwestern University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	30

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

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 TX, the home state for Southwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Public Relations Specialists	28,360	$60,600
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Editors	5,490	$72,300
Producers and Directors	5,300	$69,280
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	4,680	$125,490

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 Matthew Rutledge under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.