Communication & Journalism at Wilkes University

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

Wilkes is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,781. In 2021, 23 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from Wilkes.

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.

Wilkes Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Wilkes Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

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 Wilkes 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	460
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	471
	626
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	636
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	661
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	763
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	824

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Wilkes

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

Wilkes Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication and journalism from Wilkes in 2021, 61% were men and 39% 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 Wilkes since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Wilkes 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 Wilkes University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Wilkes 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 Wilkes University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wilkes University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	13
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	10

Related Majors

• History
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Education

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 PA, the home state for Wilkes University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Public Relations Specialists	8,390	$61,510
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Producers and Directors	2,700	$76,050
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550

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 Jrmski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.