Journalism at Augustana College
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 Augustana College stacks up to those at other schools.Augustana is located in Rock Island, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,389.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Journalism section at the bottom of this page.
Augustana Journalism Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
Augustana Journalism Rankings
The journalism major at Augustana 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 Augustana
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at Augustana College.
Augustana Journalism Bachelor’s Program
About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Augustana are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Augustana College with a bachelor's in journalism.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Concentrations Within Journalism
The following journalism concentations are available at Augustana College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Augustana College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| General Journalism | 14 |
Related Majors
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 IL, the home state for Augustana College.
| Occupation | Jobs in IL | Average Salary in IL |
|---|---|---|
| Editors | 3,830 | $62,590 |
| Photographers | 2,600 | $36,290 |
| Writers and Authors | 1,880 | $68,710 |
| Communications Professors | 1,810 | $78,810 |
| Reporters and Correspondents | 1,260 | $53,610 |
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 Smallbones under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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