Communication & Journalism at University of San Diego

Every communication and 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 and journalism program at University of San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

USD is located in San Diego, California and approximately 8,861 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 100 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from USD.

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.

USD Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

USD Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how USD performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at USD 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
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	534
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	552

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 100 communication and journalism students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USD, about 37% were men and 63% were women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at USD since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at USD 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 San Diego with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	61
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

USD 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	100

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• 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 CA, the home state for University of San Diego.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080
Film and Video Editors	11,380	$112,530
Editors	11,060	$78,150

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 Walleigh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.