Communication & Journalism at University of Alaska Fairbanks

What traits are you looking for in a communication and journalism school? To help you decide if University of Alaska Fairbanks is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication and journalism program.

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and approximately 6,813 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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.

UAF Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at UAF

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

UAF Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UAF

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

UAF Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

The communication and journalism program at UAF awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from UAF, 100% 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 University of Alaska Fairbanks with a master's in communication and journalism.

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	4

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Managers	1,410	$118,650
Community Health Workers	520	$46,590
Public Relations Specialists	410	$70,070
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	160	$106,380
Reporters and Correspondents	140	$48,230

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 Burntorange72 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.