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Communication & Journalism at Drexel University

Communication & Journalism at Drexel University

If you are interested in studying communication & journalism, you may want to check out the program at Drexel University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 23,589 students attend the school each year.

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.

Drexel Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Drexel

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Drexel offers distance education options for communication & journalism at the following degree levels:

Drexel Communication & Journalism Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in communication & journalism, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Drexel

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

Drexel Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

78% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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Of the students who received a communication & journalism master's degree from Drexel, 64% 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 Drexel University with a master's in communication & journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 29
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication & 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 Drexel University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising 21
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 16
Communication & Media Studies 6

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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 Drexel 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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