Journalism at Point Park University

If you plan to study journalism, take a look at what Point Park University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Point Park is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,591. Of the 616 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Point Park University in 2021, 14 of them were journalism majors.

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

Point Park Journalism Degrees Available

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

Point Park Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at Point Park compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The journalism major at Point Park 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
Most Focused Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	13
	44
Most Focused Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Best Value Journalism Schools	188

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in journalism from Point Park. This makes it the #54 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Point Park Journalism Graduates

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at Point Park is $27,935. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism students.

Journalism Student Demographics at Point Park

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at Point Park University.

Point Park Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in journalism from Point Park in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Point Park 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 Point Park University with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Point Park Journalism Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in journalism from Point Park. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

In the journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

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

Point Park 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
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 PA, the home state for Point Park University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Photographers	1,740	$34,790
Writers and Authors	1,400	$60,140
Reporters and Correspondents	1,330	$39,600
Communications Professors	1,280	$76,720

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 J. James under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.