Communication & Journalism at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 652 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from UNC Chapel Hill.

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.

UNC Chapel Hill Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNC Chapel Hill

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNC Chapel Hill does offer online courses in communication and journalism for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNC Chapel Hill Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at UNC Chapel Hill 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 UNC Chapel Hill 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
	157
	210

In 2021, 35 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from UNC Chapel Hill. This makes it the #64 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication and journalism, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 652 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication and journalism from UNC Chapel Hill in 2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at UNC Chapel Hill 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	68
Hispanic or Latino	47
White	435
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	60

UNC Chapel Hill Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

The communication and journalism program at UNC Chapel Hill awarded 35 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 31% of these degrees went to men with the other 69% going to women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 69% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UNC Chapel Hill also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 9 students 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	668
Journalism	15
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	13

Related Majors

• Psychology
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Library Science
• History
• 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Public Relations Specialists	4,750	$64,450
Producers and Directors	2,330	$73,980
Editors	2,090	$67,450
Photographers	1,450	$33,630

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 Marchmain05 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.