Journalism at Marshall University

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 Marshall University stacks up to those at other schools.

Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and approximately 11,958 students attend the school each year.

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

Marshall University Journalism Degrees Available

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

Marshall University Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Marshall University 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 Marshall University

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

Marshall University Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Marshall University since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Marshall University 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 Marshall University with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Marshall University Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in journalism each year. Marshall University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 65% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Marshall University with a master's in journalism.

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

Concentrations Within Journalism

The following journalism concentations are available at Marshall University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Marshall University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism	33

Related Majors

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 WV, the home state for Marshall University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Communications Professors	330	$51,150
Reporters and Correspondents	260	$38,260
Radio and Television Announcers	200	$28,210
Editors	170	$52,910
Writers and Authors	130	$64,480

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.