Communication & Journalism at Georgia Southern 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 Georgia Southern University stacks up to those at other schools.

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and has a total student population of 26,949. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 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.

GaSou Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

GaSou Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at GaSou

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

GaSou Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 18 communication and journalism students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from GaSou, about 22% were men and 78% were women.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Georgia Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	18

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Public Relations Specialists	4,920	$62,070
Producers and Directors	4,900	$84,570
Editors	2,190	$61,330

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 Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.