Communication & Journalism at University of Hartford

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

UHart is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and approximately 6,493 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 74 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from UHart.

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.

UHart Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

UHart Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how UHart 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 UHart 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 Master’s Degree Schools	239
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	331
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	423
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	562

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from UHart. This makes it the #158 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UHart

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

UHart Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 74 communication and journalism students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UHart, about 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UHart since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at UHart are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Hartford with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UHart Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 15 communication and journalism students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UHart, about 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. UHart does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UHart 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 Hartford. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	65
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	24

Related Majors

• 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 CT, the home state for University of Hartford.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Producers and Directors	1,800	$84,900
Public Relations Specialists	1,780	$73,600
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,040	$122,760
Editors	950	$71,260

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 Sage Ross under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.