Journalism at Olivet College

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Olivet is located in Olivet, Michigan and approximately 1,023 students attend the school each year.

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

Olivet Journalism Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Olivet Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Olivet 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.

Journalism Student Demographics at Olivet

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at Olivet College.

Olivet Journalism Bachelor’s Program

14% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Olivet since its program graduates 50% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Olivet 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 Olivet College with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Journalism

If you plan to be a journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Olivet College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism	7

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 MI, the home state for Olivet College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Reporters and Correspondents	1,190	$47,110
Writers and Authors	1,120	$60,850
Communications Professors	900	$71,770

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
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