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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. Of the 1,906 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central Connecticut State University in 2021, 13 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.

CCSU Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

CCSU Journalism Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
110
Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 206

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

46% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from CCSU. About 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at CCSU since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at CCSU 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 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 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

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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