Journalism at DePaul University

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

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 21,922 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 47 journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from DePaul.

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

DePaul Journalism Degrees Available

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

DePaul Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks journalism programs across the country. The following shows how DePaul performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The journalism major at DePaul 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
	53
Best Journalism Schools	171

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in journalism from DePaul. This makes it the #24 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from DePaul Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at DePaul is $29,031. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism students.

Journalism Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 47 journalism students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from DePaul, about 30% were men and 70% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at DePaul are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from DePaul University with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	27
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

DePaul Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a master's degree in Journalism from DePaul in 2020-2021, 39% were men and 61% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in journalism each year. DePaul does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 72% of degree recipients. That is 36% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• Public Relations & Advertising

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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Editors	3,830	$62,590
Photographers	2,600	$36,290
Writers and Authors	1,880	$68,710
Communications Professors	1,810	$78,810
Reporters and Correspondents	1,260	$53,610

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 Just under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.