Journalism at Ohio University - Athens Campus

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

OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and has a total student population of 25,714.

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

OHIO Athens Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Journalism

OHIO Athens Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at OHIO Athens 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in journalism, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Journalism Student Demographics at OHIO Athens

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at Ohio University - Athens Campus.

OHIO Athens Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at OHIO Athens 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 Ohio University - Athens Campus with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	99
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

OHIO Athens Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ohio University - Athens Campus with a master's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Journalism

The following journalism concentations are available at Ohio University - Athens Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ohio University - Athens Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism	160
Photojournalism	25

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• 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 OH, the home state for Ohio University - Athens Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Editors	2,090	$60,670
Photographers	1,880	$42,370
Communications Professors	1,410	$74,860
Writers and Authors	1,360	$48,380
Reporters and Correspondents	1,130	$42,050

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 Robert Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.