Communication & Journalism at University of Richmond

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

URichmond is located in University of Richmond, Virginia and approximately 4,056 students attend the school each year. Of the 984 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Richmond in 2021, 16 of them were communication and journalism majors.

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.

URichmond Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

URichmond Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication and journalism major at URichmond 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 URichmond

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

URichmond Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from URichmond. About 69% of these graduates were women and the other 31% were men.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at URichmond are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

URichmond also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 0 student 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 Richmond. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Journalism	16

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• Education
• Social Sciences

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 VA, the home state for University of Richmond.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Public Relations Specialists	6,920	$78,410
Editors	3,450	$72,660
Technical Writers	2,840	$85,450
Producers and Directors	2,090	$69,750

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 Andrij Bulba under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.