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Communication & Journalism at University of Puget Sound

Communication & Journalism at University of Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,130.

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.

Puget Sound Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Puget Sound Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Puget Sound 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 Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at Puget Sound 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 Puget Sound with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication & 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 Puget Sound. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 32

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 WA, the home state for University of Puget Sound.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Managers 11,280 $125,490
Public Relations Specialists 5,770 $72,510
Producers and Directors 2,400 $71,430
Community Health Workers 2,230 $42,610
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 2,170 $128,420

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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