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Journalism at Louisiana Tech University

Journalism at Louisiana Tech University

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

Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, Louisiana and has a total student population of 11,126.

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

Louisiana Tech Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Louisiana Tech Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Louisiana Tech 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 Louisiana Tech

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

Louisiana Tech Journalism Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Louisiana Tech 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 Louisiana Tech University with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Journalism

If you plan to be a journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Louisiana Tech University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism 39

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 LA, the home state for Louisiana Tech University.

Occupation Jobs in LA Average Salary in LA
Photographers 510 $32,710
Reporters and Correspondents 460 $57,990
Editors 450 $42,340
Radio and Television Announcers 320 $30,040
Writers and Authors 260 $44,710

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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