Communication & Journalism at University of Southern Indiana

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

USI is located in Evansville, Indiana and approximately 10,203 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,629 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Southern Indiana in 2021, 72 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.

USI Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

USI Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at USI 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 USI 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 Master’s Degree Schools	162
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	369

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from USI. This makes it the #284 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at USI

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

USI Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 72 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication and journalism from USI in 2021, 46% were men and 54% 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 USI since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at USI are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	61
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USI Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in communication and journalism from USI. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from USI, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USI 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 Southern Indiana. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	38
Communication & Media Studies	25
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	11
Journalism	3

Related Majors

• History
• 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 IN, the home state for University of Southern Indiana.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$53,870
Community Health Workers	1,630	$42,000
Editors	1,110	$51,800

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 AJ Eaton under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.