Communication & Journalism at University of Rhode Island

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying communication & journalism, you may want to check out the program at University of Rhode Island. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649.

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.

URI Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

URI Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at URI 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 URI

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

URI Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% 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 URI since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at URI 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 Rhode Island with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	300
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

URI Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

89% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication & journalism master's degree from URI, 78% 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 Rhode Island with a master's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	184
Public Relations & Advertising	104
Journalism	21
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	6

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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Public Relations Specialists	1,150	$67,480
Managers	830	$114,660
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	370	$153,480
Producers and Directors	300	$65,660
Technical Writers	290	$67,200

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
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