Communication & Journalism at University of North Texas

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 North Texas stacks up to those at other schools.

UNT is located in Denton, Texas and has a total student population of 40,953.

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.

UNT Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

UNT Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at UNT 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 UNT

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

UNT Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% 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 UNT since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 North Texas with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	66
Hispanic or Latino	164
White	258
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

UNT Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

In the communication & journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Journalism	299
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	233
Communication & Media Studies	108
Public Relations & Advertising	39

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• 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 North Texas.

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.