Journalism at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a total student population of 14,227. In 2021, 37 journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from NMSU Main Campus.

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

NMSU Main Campus Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

NMSU Main Campus Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at NMSU Main Campus 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 NMSU Main Campus 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 Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	205

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from NMSU Main Campus Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at NMSU Main Campus is $25,254. This is less than $31,781, which is the national average of all journalism majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Journalism Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Journalism Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from NMSU Main Campus. About 68% of these graduates were women and the other 32% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• 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 NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Editors	310	$44,370
Photographers	230	$53,720
Radio and Television Announcers	230	$35,590
Reporters and Correspondents	200	$49,230
Writers and Authors	70	$49,460

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.