Communication & Journalism at University of Maine

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

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and approximately 11,741 students attend the school each year.

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.

UMaine Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

UMaine Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at UMaine 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in communication & journalism, making the school the #82 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical communication & journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UMaine since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at UMaine are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	57
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UMaine Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication & journalism master's degree from UMaine, 75% 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 Maine with a master's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication & journalism concentations are available at University of Maine. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Maine. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	55
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	20
Journalism	9

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 ME, the home state for University of Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Public Relations Specialists	1,390	$57,510
Managers	1,380	$96,570
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	540	$88,940
Editors	360	$50,650
Reporters and Correspondents	260	$42,650

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 Jalnet2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.