Communication & Journalism at University of Houston - Downtown

What traits are you looking for in a communication and journalism school? To help you decide if University of Houston - Downtown is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication and journalism program.

UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 15,239. Of the 2,897 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Houston - Downtown in 2021, 94 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.

UH Downtown Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

UH Downtown Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at UH Downtown compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	376

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UH Downtown

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

UH Downtown Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 94 communication and journalism students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UH Downtown, about 31% were men and 69% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 Houston - Downtown with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	12
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UH Downtown 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 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

• Education
• History
• 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 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.