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Communication & Journalism at Vassar College

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Communication & Journalism at Vassar College

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

Vassar is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and has a total student population of 2,435. Of the 682 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Vassar College in 2021, 15 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.

Vassar Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Vassar Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Vassar compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Vassar 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 Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 541
Best Communication & Journalism Schools 554
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 713
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 726
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Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 744
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools 933

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Vassar

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

Vassar Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 15 communication and journalism students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Vassar, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

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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 Vassar College with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 6
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Vassar 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

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 Vassar College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 15

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 NY, the home state for Vassar College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Producers and Directors 26,110 $115,610
Public Relations Specialists 24,510 $74,000
Editors 19,140 $83,070
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Writers and Authors 7,410 $86,380

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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