Communication & Journalism at Spring Arbor 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 Spring Arbor University stacks up to those at other schools.

Spring Arbor is located in Spring Arbor, Michigan and approximately 3,118 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

Spring Arbor Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at Spring Arbor

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? Spring Arbor offers distance education options for communication and journalism at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Spring Arbor Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Spring Arbor

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

Spring Arbor Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 communication and journalism majors earned their master's degree from Spring Arbor. Of these graduates, 35% were men and 65% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. Spring Arbor does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from Spring Arbor, 71% 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 Spring Arbor University with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication and journalism concentations are available at Spring Arbor University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Spring Arbor University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	17

Related Majors

• Education
• Psychology

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 MI, the home state for Spring Arbor University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Producers and Directors	2,030	$65,910
Community Health Workers	1,860	$44,380
Editors	1,670	$58,150

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.