Communication & Journalism at University of San Francisco

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

USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 10,068 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 127 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from USFCA.

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.

USFCA Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

USFCA Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at USFCA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at USFCA 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
	31
	33
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	213
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	404
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	435
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	502

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from USFCA. This makes it the #100 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at USFCA

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

USFCA Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

The communication and journalism program at USFCA awarded 127 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 31% of these degrees went to men with the other 69% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication and 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 San Francisco with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	41
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

USFCA Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Journalism from USFCA in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USFCA 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 Francisco. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of San Francisco. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	119
Public Relations & Advertising	32

Related Majors

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

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 Francisco.

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 Eric Chan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.