Journalism at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695. In 2021, 103 journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from Michigan 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.

Michigan State Journalism Degrees Available

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

Michigan State Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at Michigan State 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 Michigan 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	40
Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	41
Best Journalism Schools	56

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in journalism from Michigan State. This makes it the #40 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from Michigan State Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at Michigan State is $32,480. This is 2% higher than $31,781, which is the national average for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

Journalism Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Journalism Bachelor’s Program

The journalism program at Michigan State awarded 103 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 62% going to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Michigan State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Michigan State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	59
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Michigan State Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in journalism from Michigan State in 2021, 38% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in journalism each year. Michigan State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

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

Michigan State 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
• Public Relations & Advertising

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Reporters and Correspondents	1,190	$47,110
Writers and Authors	1,120	$60,850
Communications Professors	900	$71,770

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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.