Communication & Journalism at University of Alaska Anchorage

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

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and approximately 11,953 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from UAA.

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.

UAA Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

UAA Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

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 UAA 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
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	209

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UAA

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

UAA Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from UAA. About 31% were men and 69% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at UAA are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UAA 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

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 University of Alaska Anchorage. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Journalism	16

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Education
• Social Sciences
• 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Managers	1,410	$118,650
Community Health Workers	520	$46,590
Public Relations Specialists	410	$70,070
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	160	$106,380
Reporters and Correspondents	140	$48,230

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 Wonderlane under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.