Communication & Journalism at University of South Florida - Main Campus

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

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and approximately 50,626 students attend the school each year. Of the 10,333 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Florida - Main Campus in 2021, 559 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.

USF Tampa Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USF Tampa

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

USF Tampa does offer online education options in communication and journalism for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

USF Tampa Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication and journalism major at USF Tampa 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.

In 2021, 44 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from USF Tampa. This makes it the #55 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication and journalism, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at USF Tampa

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

USF Tampa Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 559 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication and journalism from USF Tampa in 2021, 38% were men and 62% 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 USF Tampa since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at USF Tampa 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 South Florida - Main Campus with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	53
Hispanic or Latino	131
White	300
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

USF Tampa Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 communication and journalism majors earned their master's degree from USF Tampa. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Florida - Main Campus with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	21
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USF Tampa also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 7 students 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Florida - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	403
Public Relations & Advertising	188
Journalism	19

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Library Science
• History
• 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 FL, the home state for University of South Florida - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Public Relations Specialists	12,050	$60,920
Producers and Directors	6,630	$70,630
Photographers	4,480	$39,990
Editors	4,190	$58,200

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 Rick DeBow under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.