Communication & Journalism at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 99 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from UAB.

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.

UAB Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

UAB Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at UAB compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at UAB 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	63
Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	253
Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	284
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	294
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In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from UAB. This makes it the #152 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

The communication and journalism program at UAB awarded 99 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% 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 UAB since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at UAB are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	57
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UAB Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a master’s in communication and journalism from UAB in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from UAB, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAB 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	115
Public Relations & Advertising	2

Related Majors

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

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Public Relations Specialists	1,890	$53,890
Community Health Workers	760	$42,830
Producers and Directors	730	$57,040
Technical Writers	700	$69,970

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 Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.