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. In 2021, 128 journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from Colorado State.

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

Online Classes Are Available at Colorado State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Colorado State does offer online courses in journalism for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

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.

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in journalism from Colorado State. This is the #63 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from Colorado State Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at Colorado State is $32,150. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The journalism program at Colorado State awarded 128 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Colorado State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 66% 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	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	85
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

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.