Communication & Journalism at University of Dubuque

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

UD is located in Dubuque, Iowa and approximately 2,180 students attend the school each year.

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.

UD Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

UD Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at UD 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 UD

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

UD Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical communication & journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UD since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UD Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Dubuque. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	24

Related Majors

• English Language & Literature
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Social Sciences
• Theology & Religious Vocations

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 IA, the home state for University of Dubuque.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Public Relations Specialists	1,820	$56,880
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	960	$103,350
Editors	940	$51,480
Producers and Directors	730	$46,610

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 Rolfmueller under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.