Communication & Journalism at University of St Francis

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

University of Saint Francis is located in Joliet, Illinois and approximately 3,529 students attend the school each year. Of the 461 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of St Francis in 2021, 7 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.

University of Saint Francis Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

University of Saint Francis Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at University of Saint Francis 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 University of Saint Francis 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 Popular Communication & Journalism Basic Certificate Schools	172
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	709
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	716
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	1,226
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	1,358

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at University of Saint Francis

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

University of Saint Francis Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

The communication and journalism program at University of Saint Francis awarded 7 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Saint Francis since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at University of Saint Francis are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 St Francis with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

University of Saint Francis 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of St Francis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	7

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• History
• 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 IL, the home state for University of St Francis.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Public Relations Specialists	7,360	$66,220
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,160	$119,330
Editors	3,830	$62,590
Producers and Directors	2,950	$77,960
Photographers	2,600	$36,290

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 Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.