Communication & Journalism at Towson University

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

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and has a total student population of 21,917. Of the 4,791 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Towson University in 2021, 469 of them were communication and journalism majors.

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.

Towson Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Towson

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Towson does offer online courses in communication and journalism for the following degree levels:

Towson Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how Towson performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Towson 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	38
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools	48
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	250
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In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from Towson. This makes it the #220 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Towson

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

Towson Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 469 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication and journalism from Towson in 2021, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Towson since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Towson are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Towson University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	137
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	253
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

Towson Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Journalism from Towson in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from Towson, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	320
Communication & Media Studies	152
Public Relations & Advertising	9

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• 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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Public Relations Specialists	3,250	$71,030
Editors	2,280	$59,560
Technical Writers	2,000	$80,130
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,720	$123,020

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 Amouzone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.