Journalism at Saint Ambrose University

If you are interested in studying journalism, you may want to check out the program at Saint Ambrose University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

St. Ambrose University is located in Davenport, Iowa and has a total student population of 3,003. Of the 626 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Ambrose University in 2021, 6 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.

St. Ambrose University Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

St. Ambrose University Journalism Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The journalism major at St. Ambrose University 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
Best Journalism Schools	90
	116
Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	137

Journalism Student Demographics at St. Ambrose University

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

St. Ambrose University Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from St. Ambrose University. About 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at St. Ambrose University since its program graduates 33% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at St. Ambrose University 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 Saint Ambrose University with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

St. Ambrose University also has a doctoral program available in journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Public Relations & Advertising
• Communication & Media Studies

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 IA, the home state for Saint Ambrose University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Editors	940	$51,480
Reporters and Correspondents	560	$32,650
Radio and Television Announcers	530	$34,870
Photographers	510	$30,180
Communications Professors	480	$88,340

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 Farragutful under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.