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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Appalachian State.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at Appalachian State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 81
231

Earnings of Appalachian State Journalism Graduates

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at Appalachian State is $25,416. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism students.

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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

66% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Appalachian State. About 66% of these graduates were women and the other 34% were men.

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About 83% 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 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 34
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Appalachian State also has a doctoral program available in journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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