Journalism at Arizona State University - Tempe

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

ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and has a total student population of 74,795.

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

ASU - Tempe Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Journalism

ASU - Tempe Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at ASU - Tempe 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 ASU - Tempe

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

ASU - Tempe Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at ASU - Tempe are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	47
White	80
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

ASU - Tempe Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

In the journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	29
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Journalism

Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Arizona State University - Tempe. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Journalism	236

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Public Relations & Advertising
• Communication & Media Studies

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 AZ, the home state for Arizona State University - Tempe.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Photographers	1,020	$33,500
Editors	1,020	$57,180
Reporters and Correspondents	680	$61,400
Radio and Television Announcers	520	$48,360

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
• Image Credit: By Schwnj under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.