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Journalism at Central Connecticut State University

Journalism at Central Connecticut State University

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

CCSU is located in New Britain, Connecticut and approximately 10,652 students attend the school each year.

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

CCSU Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

CCSU Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at CCSU 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 CCSU

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

CCSU Journalism Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at CCSU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at CCSU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Central Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Journalism

The following journalism concentations are available at Central Connecticut State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Central Connecticut State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism 13

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 CT, the home state for Central Connecticut State University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Editors 950 $71,260
Photographers 570 $44,140
Writers and Authors 560 $78,440
Radio and Television Announcers 390 $42,320
Film and Video Editors 310 $73,710

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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