Journalism at Salem State University

Every journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the journalism program at Salem State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 7,242. Of the 1,409 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Salem State University in 2021, 10 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.

Salem State Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Salem State Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks journalism programs across the country. The following shows how Salem State 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 Salem State 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 Schools	255

Journalism Student Demographics at Salem State

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

Salem State Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in journalism from Salem State in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Salem State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Salem State 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 Salem State University with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Salem State 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
• 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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Editors	3,160	$89,280
Writers and Authors	1,490	$70,000
Photographers	1,220	$65,090
Reporters and Correspondents	1,050	$53,140
Communications Professors	530	$79,930

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 Fletcher6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.