Communication & Journalism at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 493 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from USC.

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 Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

USC Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how USC 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 USC 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 Schools	296

In 2021, 395 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from USC. This makes it the #2 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication and journalism, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 493 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication and journalism from USC in 2021, 24% were men and 76% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Southern California with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	65
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	73
White	233
International Students	53
Other Races/Ethnicities	44

USC Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of communication and journalism master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	43
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	65
White	97
International Students	130
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

USC also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Southern California. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	567
Public Relations & Advertising	178
Journalism	115
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	48

Related Majors

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

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 Southern California.

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.