Journalism at Auburn University

Every journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the journalism program at Auburn University stacks up to those at other schools.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and has a total student population of 30,737. Of the 5,840 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Auburn University in 2021, 39 of them were journalism majors.

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

Auburn Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Auburn Journalism Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The journalism major at Auburn 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
Best Value Journalism Schools	136

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from Auburn Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at Auburn is $30,959. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism students.

Journalism Student Demographics at Auburn

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

Auburn Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from Auburn. About 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Auburn since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Auburn 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 Auburn University with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• 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 AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Photographers	480	$39,360
Reporters and Correspondents	480	$37,770
Communications Professors	250	$64,270
Radio and Television Announcers	240	$31,880

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 Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.