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Communication & Journalism at Northern Arizona University

397 Bachelor's Degrees
10 Master's Degrees
#198 Overall Quality
We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. In addition, we cover how NAU ranks in comparison to other schools with communication & journalism programs.

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Communication & Journalism Degrees Available at NAU

NAU Communication & Journalism Rankings

The bachelor's program at NAU was ranked #198 on College Factual's Best Schools for communication & journalism list. It is also ranked #4 in Arizona.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Graduate Certificate Colleges for Communication & Journalism 21
Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Colleges for Veterans 34
Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools 49
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism 59
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism 63
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income Over $110k) 89
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism 104
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism 112
Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 115
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $75-$110k) 115
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Communication & Journalism Graduates 118
Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 123
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $48-$75k) 124
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $0-$30k) 126
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $30-$48k) 129
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (With Aid) 133
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income Over $110k) 136
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income Over $110k) 142
Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Degree Schools 149
Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools 155
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $75-$110k) 160
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $48-$75k) 168
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $75-$110k) 171
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $30-$48k) 173
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $48-$75k) 177
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $0-$30k) 180
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 180
Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Veterans 181
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $30-$48k) 185
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $0-$30k) 190
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (With Aid) 192
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 195
Best Communication & Journalism Schools 198
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism (With Aid) 202
Highest Paid Communication & Journalism Graduates 491
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Communication & Journalism Graduates 495

Popularity of Communication & Journalism at NAU

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Northern Arizona University handed out 397 bachelor's degrees in communication & journalism. This is an increase of 26% over the previous year when 314 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in communication & journalism from NAU. This makes it the #204 most popular school for communication & journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

NAU Communication & Journalism Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at Northern Arizona University.

NAU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 397 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism from NAU. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at NAU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 53% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 91
White 209
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 81

NAU Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 communication & journalism majors earned their master's degree from NAU. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 70% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northern Arizona University with a master's in communication & journalism.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
Non-Resident Aliens 2
Other Races 0

Communication & Journalism Majors

Communication & Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.

Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 159
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 120
Communication & Media Studies 95
Journalism 32
Communication & Journalism (Other) 9

Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 502
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 498
English Language & Literature 215
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 59
History 37

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