Communication & Journalism at Valdosta State University

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

VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and approximately 12,304 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 100 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from VSU.

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.

VSU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

VSU Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how VSU 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 VSU 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	220
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	282
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	452

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from VSU. This makes it the #245 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at VSU

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

VSU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of communication and journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went 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 VSU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Valdosta State University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

VSU Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Journalism from VSU in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. VSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

VSU 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 Valdosta State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	107

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Library Science
• 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 GA, the home state for Valdosta State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Public Relations Specialists	4,920	$62,070
Producers and Directors	4,900	$84,570
Editors	2,190	$61,330

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 Jadvii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.