Communication & Journalism at Bowie State University

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

Bowie State University is located in Bowie, Maryland and has a total student population of 6,250. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received their master's degree in communication and journalism.

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.

Bowie State University Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Bowie State University Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Bowie State University

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

Bowie State University Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 24 communication and journalism students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Bowie State University, about 63% were men and 38% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. Bowie State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 35% more men than average.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Journalism (Other)	24

Related Majors

• Psychology
• 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 MD, the home state for Bowie State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Public Relations Specialists	3,250	$71,030
Editors	2,280	$59,560
Technical Writers	2,000	$80,130
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,720	$123,020

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 M. Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.