Communication & Journalism at Eastern Washington University

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

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and approximately 12,349 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

EWU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

EWU Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a master's degree in communication and journalism from EWU. About 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. EWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from EWU, 83% 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 Eastern Washington University with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	6

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• 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 WA, the home state for Eastern Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Public Relations Specialists	5,770	$72,510
Producers and Directors	2,400	$71,430
Community Health Workers	2,230	$42,610
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	2,170	$128,420

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 Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.