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Journalism at Eastern Illinois University

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

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626. Of the 1,076 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Illinois University in 2021, 10 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.

EIU Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

EIU Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at EIU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The journalism major at EIU 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
Best Value Journalism Schools 30
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How Much Do Journalism Graduates from EIU Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at EIU is $26,640. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism students.

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Journalism Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Journalism Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from EIU. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at EIU since its program graduates 26% more men than average.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at EIU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 Eastern Illinois 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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