Communication & Journalism at Clemson University

Every communication and journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication and journalism program at Clemson University stacks up to those at other schools.

Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and has a total student population of 26,406. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

Clemson Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Clemson Communication & Journalism Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication and journalism, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Clemson

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

Clemson Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Journalism from Clemson in 2020-2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from Clemson, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	2
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 Clemson University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	18

Related Majors

• History
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human 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 SC, the home state for Clemson University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Public Relations Specialists	2,070	$54,860
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Producers and Directors	920	$57,200
Editors	820	$46,630
Photographers	630	$42,090

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 hager.angie under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.