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Journalism at Lehigh University

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

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 7,067. In 2021, 25 journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from Lehigh.

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

Lehigh Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Lehigh Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Lehigh 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 Lehigh

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

Lehigh Journalism Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 25 journalism students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Lehigh, about 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 Lehigh since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Lehigh 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 Lehigh University with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Lehigh 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 PA, the home state for Lehigh University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Editors 3,020 $62,870
Photographers 1,740 $34,790
Writers and Authors 1,400 $60,140
Reporters and Correspondents 1,330 $39,600
Communications Professors 1,280 $76,720

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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