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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Quinnipiac.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks journalism programs across the country. The following shows how Quinnipiac performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	15
	45

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in journalism from Quinnipiac. This makes it the #20 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from Quinnipiac Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at Quinnipiac is $35,316. This is 11% higher than $31,781, which is the national average for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The journalism program at Quinnipiac awarded 44 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 48% of these degrees went to men with the other 52% going to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Quinnipiac since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 73% 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	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Quinnipiac Journalism Master’s Program

The journalism program at Quinnipiac awarded 19 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 63% of these degrees went to men with the other 37% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in journalism each year. Quinnipiac does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from Quinnipiac, 79% 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Quinnipiac 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

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.