General Journalism at Appalachian State University

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a journalism school? To help you decide if Appalachian State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's journalism program.

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 General Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State General Journalism Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Appalachian State General Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General 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 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Appalachian State since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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.

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

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
Communications Professors	1,000	$65,770
Writers and Authors	950	$67,250
Reporters and Correspondents	930	$41,660
Broadcast News Analysts	40	$97,550

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
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