Communication & Journalism at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070. Of the 5,512 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2021, 257 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.

VCU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

VCU Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at VCU 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 VCU 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
	406

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from VCU. This is the #367 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 257 communication and journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from VCU. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% 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 VCU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at VCU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	142
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

VCU Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in communication and journalism from VCU.

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

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

VCU 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

The following communication and journalism concentations are available at Virginia Commonwealth University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Commonwealth University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	258

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Public Relations Specialists	6,920	$78,410
Editors	3,450	$72,660
Technical Writers	2,840	$85,450
Producers and Directors	2,090	$69,750

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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.