Communication & Journalism at Tulane University of Louisiana

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

Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 13,927. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 178 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Tulane.

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.

Tulane Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Tulane Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Tulane 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 Tulane 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	148
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	217
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools	332

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Tulane

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

Tulane Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 178 communication and journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from Tulane. Of these graduates, 24% were men and 76% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Tulane 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 Tulane University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	127
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Tulane 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 Tulane University of Louisiana. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Tulane University of Louisiana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	149
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	20
Public Relations & Advertising	18

Related Majors

• Education
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• 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 LA, the home state for Tulane University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Public Relations Specialists	1,350	$53,390
Producers and Directors	1,300	$56,290
Media and Communication Workers	510	$36,760
Photographers	510	$32,710

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 bsulldiesel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.