Journalism at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins stacks up to those at other schools.

Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and has a total student population of 32,428.

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

Colorado State Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Journalism

Colorado State Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Colorado State 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 Colorado State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Colorado State Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Colorado State 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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	105
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Colorado State Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from Colorado State, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado State University - Fort Collins with a master's in journalism.

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

Concentrations Within Journalism

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism	128

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• 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 CO, the home state for Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Editors	2,010	$59,120
Photographers	750	$38,600
Writers and Authors	660	$65,450
Communications Professors	620	$58,270
Reporters and Correspondents	570	$55,930

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 Spilly816 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.