Communication & Journalism at Vanderbilt University

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

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,537. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Vanderbilt.

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.

Vanderbilt Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Vanderbilt 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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 communication and journalism students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Vanderbilt, about 28% were men and 72% were women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Vanderbilt also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 1 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Vanderbilt University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	19

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human 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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Producers and Directors	2,060	$65,040
Public Relations Specialists	1,980	$64,170
Editors	1,690	$54,400
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	880	$99,360

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 Dansan4444 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.