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General Journalism at Michigan State University

General Journalism at Michigan State University

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

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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

Michigan State General Journalism Degrees Available

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

Michigan State General Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Michigan State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 Michigan State

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

Michigan State General Journalism Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went 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 8% more men than average.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 86
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Michigan State General Journalism Master’s Program

82% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from Michigan State, 55% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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