Communication & Journalism at Suffolk University

If you are interested in studying communication & journalism, you may want to check out the program at Suffolk University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Suffolk is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,830.

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.

Suffolk Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Suffolk Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Suffolk 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 Suffolk

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

Suffolk Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	50
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Suffolk Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Suffolk University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	82
Journalism	18
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	14
Communication & Media Studies	3

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History

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 MA, the home state for Suffolk University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Public Relations Specialists	7,040	$68,610
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,090	$131,460
Community Health Workers	3,660	$44,500
Producers and Directors	3,250	$70,480

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 Oxymoron under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.