General Journalism at Murray State University
If you plan to study general journalism, take a look at what Murray State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and has a total student population of 9,449.
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.
Murray State General Journalism Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
Murray State General Journalism Rankings
The journalism major at Murray 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 Murray State
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at Murray State University.
Murray State General Journalism Bachelor’s Program
About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Murray 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 Murray State University with a bachelor's in journalism.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 6 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
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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 KY, the home state for Murray State University.
Occupation | Jobs in KY | Average Salary in KY |
---|---|---|
Editors | 770 | $44,050 |
Reporters and Correspondents | 740 | $50,190 |
Communications Professors | 420 | $68,530 |
Writers and Authors | 280 | $54,320 |
Broadcast News Analysts | 60 | $93,630 |
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.