Communication & Journalism at Virginia Tech

If you are interested in studying communication & journalism, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Tech. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year.

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.

Virginia Tech Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	171
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Virginia Tech Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication & journalism master's degree from Virginia Tech, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	266

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• English Language & Literature
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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 Tech.

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 Eric T Gunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.