Journalism at Salt Lake Community College

What traits are you looking for in a journalism school? To help you decide if Salt Lake Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's journalism program.

Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 27,293 students attend the school each year.

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

Salt Lake Community College Journalism Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Journalism

Salt Lake Community College Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at Salt Lake Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at Salt Lake Community College.

Salt Lake Community College Journalism Associate’s Program

50% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of journalism associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in journalism only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at Salt Lake Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in journalism at Salt Lake Community College are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Salt Lake Community College with a associate's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Journalism

Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Salt Lake Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Broadcast Journalism	6

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 UT, the home state for Salt Lake Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Editors	960	$60,990
Writers and Authors	660	$54,660
Communications Professors	430	$74,270
Film and Video Editors	310	$54,010

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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