Journalism at Kent State University at Kent

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 Kent State University at Kent stacks up to those at other schools.

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and has a total student population of 26,822. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Kent State.

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

Kent State Journalism Degrees Available

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

Kent State Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Kent 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.

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in journalism from Kent State. This makes it the #25 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from Kent State Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kent State is $28,111. This is less than $31,781, which is the national average of all journalism majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Journalism Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Kent 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 Kent State University at Kent with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Kent State Journalism Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a master's degree in journalism from Kent State. About 69% of these graduates were women and the other 31% were men.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from Kent State, 88% 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 Kent State University at Kent with a master's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• 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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Editors	2,090	$60,670
Photographers	1,880	$42,370
Communications Professors	1,410	$74,860
Writers and Authors	1,360	$48,380
Reporters and Correspondents	1,130	$42,050

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.