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Journalism at Mount Mercy University

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

Mount Mercy is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and approximately 1,705 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 3 journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from Mount Mercy.

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

Mount Mercy Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Mount Mercy Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at Mount Mercy compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The journalism major at Mount Mercy 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 198

Journalism Student Demographics at Mount Mercy

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

Mount Mercy Journalism Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The journalism program at Mount Mercy awarded 3 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Mount Mercy since its program graduates 33% more men than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Mount Mercy 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 Mount Mercy University with a bachelor's in journalism.

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

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

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 IA, the home state for Mount Mercy University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Editors 940 $51,480
Reporters and Correspondents 560 $32,650
Radio and Television Announcers 530 $34,870
Photographers 510 $30,180
Communications Professors 480 $88,340

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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