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Journalism at Appalachian State University

Journalism at Appalachian State University

If you are interested in studying journalism, you may want to check out the program at Appalachian State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and has a total student population of 20,023.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Appalachian State Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Journalism. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Journalism Student Demographics at Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State Journalism Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Appalachian State since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Appalachian State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Journalism

If you plan to be a journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Appalachian State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism 41

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 Appalachian State University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Editors 2,090 $67,450
Photographers 1,450 $33,630
Communications Professors 1,000 $65,770
Writers and Authors 950 $67,250
Reporters and Correspondents 930 $41,660

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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