Journalism at Minnesota State University - Moorhead

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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead stacks up to those at other schools.

MSU Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and has a total student population of 5,547. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in journalism from MSU Moorhead.

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

MSU Moorhead Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

MSU Moorhead Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks journalism programs across the country. The following shows how MSU Moorhead performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The journalism major at MSU Moorhead 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
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110
	132
Most Popular Journalism Schools	284

Journalism Student Demographics at MSU Moorhead

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

MSU Moorhead Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from MSU Moorhead. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at MSU Moorhead since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at MSU Moorhead 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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MSU Moorhead 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
• Public Relations & Advertising
• 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 MN, the home state for Minnesota State University - Moorhead.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Editors	2,700	$58,820
Writers and Authors	1,090	$67,300
Reporters and Correspondents	1,020	$51,770
Photographers	770	$54,150

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.