Journalism at Quinnipiac University

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

Quinnipiac is located in Hamden, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,746.

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

Quinnipiac Journalism Degrees Available

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

Quinnipiac Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Quinnipiac 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 Quinnipiac

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

Quinnipiac Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Quinnipiac since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Quinnipiac 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 Quinnipiac University with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Quinnipiac Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in journalism each year. Quinnipiac does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 43% more men than average.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from Quinnipiac, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Journalism

The following journalism concentations are available at Quinnipiac University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Quinnipiac University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism	63

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 CT, the home state for Quinnipiac University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Editors	950	$71,260
Photographers	570	$44,140
Writers and Authors	560	$78,440
Radio and Television Announcers	390	$42,320
Film and Video Editors	310	$73,710

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 JlsElsewhere under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.