Communication & Journalism at University of Kentucky

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 University of Kentucky stacks up to those at other schools.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

UK Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

UK Communication & Journalism Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication and journalism, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Journalism from UK in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from UK, 67% 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 Kentucky with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication and journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kentucky. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	15

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• Library Science

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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Public Relations Specialists	2,200	$50,580
Community Health Workers	1,220	$38,210
Editors	770	$44,050
Producers and Directors	770	$60,530

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 Seicer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.