Journalism at Loyola Marymount University

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

Loyola Marymount is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 9,686 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 29 journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from Loyola Marymount.

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

Loyola Marymount Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Loyola Marymount Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at Loyola Marymount 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 Loyola Marymount 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107

Journalism Student Demographics at Loyola Marymount

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

Loyola Marymount Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from Loyola Marymount. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Loyola Marymount University with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• 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 CA, the home state for Loyola Marymount University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Film and Video Editors	11,380	$112,530
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
Photographers	6,060	$52,720
Reporters and Correspondents	3,430	$67,820

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 Mishigaki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.