Journalism at Central Michigan University

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying journalism, you may want to check out the program at Central Michigan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and has a total student population of 17,311.

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

Central Michigan Journalism Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Central Michigan Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan

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

Central Michigan Journalism Bachelor’s Program

57% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Central Michigan since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Central Michigan 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 Michigan University with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Journalism

Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism	19
Photojournalism	16

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 MI, the home state for Central Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Reporters and Correspondents	1,190	$47,110
Writers and Authors	1,120	$60,850
Communications Professors	900	$71,770

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
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