Journalism at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying journalism, you may want to check out the program at North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and has a total student population of 12,846. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in journalism from North Dakota State University.

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

North Dakota State University Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

North Dakota State University Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks journalism programs across the country. The following shows how North Dakota State University 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 North Dakota State University 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	5

Journalism Student Demographics at North Dakota State University

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

North Dakota State University Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at North Dakota State University since its program graduates 26% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at North Dakota State University 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 North Dakota 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	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

North Dakota State University 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
• Public Relations & Advertising

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 ND, the home state for North Dakota State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in ND	Average Salary in ND
Reporters and Correspondents	250	$43,740
Writers and Authors	180	$48,060
Radio and Television Announcers	170	$34,920
Photographers	90	$35,530

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 Jlgrabinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.