Journalism at Austin Peay State 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 Austin Peay State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Austin Peay State University is located in Clarksville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 10,272. Of the 1,588 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Austin Peay State University in 2021, 5 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.

Austin Peay State University Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Austin Peay State University Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks journalism programs across the country. The following shows how Austin Peay State University performed in these rankings.

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 Austin Peay State University 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 Journalism Schools	256
Most Popular Journalism Schools	315

Journalism Student Demographics at Austin Peay State University

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

Austin Peay State University Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Journalism from Austin Peay State University in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Austin Peay State University since its program graduates 26% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% 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 Austin Peay State University with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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 TN, the home state for Austin Peay State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Editors	1,690	$54,400
Photographers	810	$33,170
Writers and Authors	750	$55,370
Radio and Television Announcers	600	$43,560
Reporters and Correspondents	530	$37,290

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.