Communication & Journalism at Spalding University

What traits are you looking for in a communication and journalism school? To help you decide if Spalding University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication and journalism program.

Spalding is located in Louisville, Kentucky and approximately 1,596 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Spalding.

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.

Spalding Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Spalding Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Spalding 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 Spalding 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 Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,032
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,059
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	1,319

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Spalding

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

Spalding Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication and journalism from Spalding in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Spalding are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Spalding University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	5

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• Education
• 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 KY, the home state for Spalding University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Public Relations Specialists	2,200	$50,580
Community Health Workers	1,220	$38,210
Editors	770	$44,050
Producers and Directors	770	$60,530

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.