Communication & Journalism at Temple University

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

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 37,236 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 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.

Temple Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Temple

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Temple does offer online education options in communication and journalism for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Temple Communication & Journalism Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication and journalism, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 81 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Journalism from Temple in 2020-2021, 32% were men and 68% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. Temple does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from Temple, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	46
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	40
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	39
Journalism	12
Communication & Media Studies	8

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 PA, the home state for Temple 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Audrey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.