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Journalism at Iowa State University

Journalism at Iowa State University

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 Iowa State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and has a total student population of 31,822.

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

Iowa State Journalism Degrees Available

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

Iowa State Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Iowa 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.

Journalism Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Journalism Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Iowa 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 Iowa State University with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 33
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Iowa State Journalism Master’s Program

71% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from Iowa State, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Journalism

The following journalism concentations are available at Iowa State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Iowa State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism 56

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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Editors 940 $51,480
Reporters and Correspondents 560 $32,650
Radio and Television Announcers 530 $34,870
Photographers 510 $30,180
Communications Professors 480 $88,340

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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