Communication & Journalism at Waldorf University

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

Waldorf is located in Forest City, Iowa and approximately 3,025 students attend the school each year. Of the 540 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Waldorf University in 2021, 17 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.

Waldorf Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Waldorf Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how Waldorf 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 Waldorf 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 Associate Degree Schools	332
	505
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	601
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	622
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	669
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	963

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Waldorf

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

Waldorf Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Waldorf. About 47% of these graduates were women and the other 53% were men. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Waldorf since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Waldorf 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	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Waldorf 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 Waldorf University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	16
Public Relations & Advertising	1

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human 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 IA, the home state for Waldorf University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Public Relations Specialists	1,820	$56,880
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	960	$103,350
Editors	940	$51,480
Producers and Directors	730	$46,610

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.