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Journalism at Kennesaw State University

If you plan to study journalism, take a look at what Kennesaw State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

KSU Georgia is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and approximately 41,181 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students received a bachelor's degree in journalism from KSU Georgia.

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

KSU Georgia Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

KSU Georgia Journalism Rankings

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

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 KSU Georgia 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 Basic Certificate Schools 19
Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 56

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from KSU Georgia Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at KSU Georgia is $31,358. This is less than $31,781, which is the national average of all journalism majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Journalism Student Demographics at KSU Georgia

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

KSU Georgia Journalism Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 48 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Journalism from KSU Georgia in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at KSU Georgia since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at KSU Georgia are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Kennesaw State University with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

KSU Georgia 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 GA, the home state for Kennesaw State University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Editors 2,190 $61,330
Photographers 1,850 $45,270
Film and Video Editors 1,330 $64,470
Reporters and Correspondents 1,230 $51,140
Writers and Authors 960 $63,260

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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