Communication & Journalism at Quinnipiac University

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

Quinnipiac is located in Hamden, Connecticut and approximately 9,746 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 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.

Quinnipiac Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Quinnipiac Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Quinnipiac

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

Quinnipiac Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 50 communication and journalism students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Quinnipiac, about 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. Quinnipiac does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from Quinnipiac, 74% 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 Quinnipiac University with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	31
Journalism	19

Related Majors

• 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 CT, the home state for Quinnipiac University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Producers and Directors	1,800	$84,900
Public Relations Specialists	1,780	$73,600
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,040	$122,760
Editors	950	$71,260

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 JlsElsewhere under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.