Journalism at Drury University

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

Drury University is located in Springfield, Missouri and approximately 1,691 students attend the school each year. Of the 391 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Drury University in 2021, 8 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.

Drury University Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Drury University Journalism Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The journalism major at Drury University 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
Most Focused Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
Most Focused Journalism Schools	66
Most Popular Journalism Schools	255

Journalism Student Demographics at Drury University

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

Drury University Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from Drury University. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Drury University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Drury University 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 MO, the home state for Drury University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Photographers	1,220	$36,470
Editors	1,160	$55,460
Radio and Television Announcers	890	$35,540
Communications Professors	660	$76,730
Writers and Authors	650	$57,420

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.