Journalism at Indiana University - Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and has a total student population of 43,064. In 2021, 123 journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from IU Bloomington.

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

IU Bloomington Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

IU Bloomington Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks journalism programs across the country. The following shows how IU Bloomington 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 IU Bloomington 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 Popular Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	63

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

Earnings of IU Bloomington Journalism Graduates

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at IU Bloomington is $37,589. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 18% higher than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

Journalism Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 123 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in journalism from IU Bloomington in 2021, 28% were men and 72% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at IU Bloomington 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 Indiana University - Bloomington with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	90
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Editors	1,110	$51,800
Reporters and Correspondents	820	$46,830
Photographers	800	$35,460
Radio and Television Announcers	510	$43,160

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.