Communication & Journalism at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and has a total student population of 17,915. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 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.

UNCW Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at UNCW

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

UNCW Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UNCW

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

UNCW Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 15 communication and journalism students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNCW, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from UNCW, 67% 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 33% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	15

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences
• History
• 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Public Relations Specialists	4,750	$64,450
Producers and Directors	2,330	$73,980
Editors	2,090	$67,450
Photographers	1,450	$33,630

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.