Communication & Journalism at University of Houston - Downtown

Every communication & journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication & journalism program at University of Houston - Downtown stacks up to those at other schools.

UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 15,239.

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.

UH Downtown Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at UH Downtown

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? UH Downtown offers distance education options for communication & journalism at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UH Downtown Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at UH Downtown 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 UH Downtown

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

UH Downtown Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication & 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 Houston - Downtown with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	47
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Houston - Downtown. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	94

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• History
• English Language & Literature

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 TX, the home state for University of Houston - Downtown.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Public Relations Specialists	28,360	$60,600
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Editors	5,490	$72,300
Producers and Directors	5,300	$69,280
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	4,680	$125,490

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 Nick22aku under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.