Communication & Journalism at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and approximately 16,450 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,821 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2021, 85 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.

UL Lafayette Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

UL Lafayette Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how UL Lafayette 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 UL Lafayette 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 Value Communication & Journalism Schools	540
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	678

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from UL Lafayette. This makes it the #141 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 85 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Journalism from UL Lafayette in 2020-2021, 32% were men and 68% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at UL Lafayette 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UL Lafayette Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Journalism from UL Lafayette in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from UL Lafayette, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UL Lafayette 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	56
Communication & Media Studies	46

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Public Relations Specialists	1,350	$53,390
Producers and Directors	1,300	$56,290
Media and Communication Workers	510	$36,760
Photographers	510	$32,710

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.