Communication & Journalism at University of South Carolina - Upstate

What traits are you looking for in a communication & journalism school? To help you decide if University of South Carolina - Upstate is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication & journalism program.

USC Upstate is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and has a total student population of 6,038.

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.

USC Upstate Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

USC Upstate Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at USC Upstate 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 USC Upstate

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at University of South Carolina - Upstate.

USC Upstate Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication & 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 South Carolina - Upstate with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of South Carolina - Upstate. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	43

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History
• English Language & Literature
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences

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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Upstate.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Public Relations Specialists	2,070	$54,860
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Producers and Directors	920	$57,200
Editors	820	$46,630
Photographers	630	$42,090

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 Dfscgt21 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.