Communication & Journalism at Troy University

If you plan to study communication and journalism, take a look at what Troy University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and approximately 16,497 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 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.

TROY Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at TROY

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

• Master’s Degree

TROY Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at TROY

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

TROY Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

The communication and journalism program at TROY awarded 62 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication and journalism concentations are available at Troy University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Troy University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	62

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 AL, the home state for Troy University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Public Relations Specialists	1,890	$53,890
Community Health Workers	760	$42,830
Producers and Directors	730	$57,040
Technical Writers	700	$69,970

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 Mactones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.