Communication & Journalism at Virginia State University

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

Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and approximately 4,020 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Virginia State.

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 State Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Virginia State Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how Virginia State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Virginia State 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
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	351
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	440

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from Virginia State. This makes it the #352 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Virginia State

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

Virginia State Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

The communication and journalism program at Virginia State awarded 58 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going 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 Virginia State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 61% 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 State University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	57
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Virginia State Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

The communication and journalism program at Virginia State awarded 2 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

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

Virginia State 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	58
Public Relations & Advertising	2

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Education
• 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 State 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 Kevin Coles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.