Communication & Journalism at University of South Carolina - Upstate

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 South Carolina - Upstate stacks up to those at other schools.

USC Upstate is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and has a total student population of 6,038. Of the 1,139 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Carolina - Upstate in 2021, 43 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.

USC Upstate Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

USC Upstate Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	421
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	529
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	542
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	543
	559
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	571
	572

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at USC Upstate

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

USC Upstate Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from USC Upstate. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 South Carolina - Upstate with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USC Upstate 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 South Carolina - Upstate. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	43

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• 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 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.