General Journalism at Ohio University - Athens Campus

Every general 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 Ohio University - Athens Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

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 General Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

OHIO Athens General Journalism Degrees Available

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

OHIO Athens General Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at OHIO Athens 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.

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 General Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

About 81% 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	6
White	79
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

OHIO Athens General 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. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in journalism each year. OHIO Athens does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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

Related Majors

• Photojournalism

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
Communications Professors	1,410	$74,860
Writers and Authors	1,360	$48,380
Reporters and Correspondents	1,130	$42,050
Broadcast News Analysts	110	$79,270

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.