Communication & Journalism at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,775 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Florida in 2021, 681 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.

UF Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Communication & Journalism (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Doctorate Degree in Communication & Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at UF

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UF offers distance education options for communication and journalism at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UF Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how UF 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 UF 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 Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools	35
	63
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	97

In 2021, 129 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from UF. This makes it the #20 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication and journalism, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 681 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from UF. About 72% of these graduates were women and the other 28% were men.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at UF are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Florida with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	172
White	363
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	54

UF Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 129 students who graduated with a master’s in communication and journalism from UF in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from UF, 63% 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 Florida with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	81
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UF also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication and journalism concentations are available at University of Florida. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	391
Communication & Media Studies	189
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	167
Journalism	123

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Education
• 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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Public Relations Specialists	12,050	$60,920
Producers and Directors	6,630	$70,630
Photographers	4,480	$39,990
Editors	4,190	$58,200

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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.