Journalism at Samford University
If you are interested in studying journalism, you may want to check out the program at Samford University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 5,729.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Journalism section at the bottom of this page.
Samford Journalism Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
Samford Journalism Rankings
The journalism major at Samford 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 Samford
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at Samford University.
Samford Journalism Bachelor’s Program
About 97% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Samford 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 Samford University with a bachelor's in journalism.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 32 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within Journalism
The following journalism concentations are available at Samford University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Samford University. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
General Journalism | 52 |
Related Majors
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 AL, the home state for Samford University.
Occupation | Jobs in AL | Average Salary in AL |
---|---|---|
Photographers | 480 | $39,360 |
Reporters and Correspondents | 480 | $37,770 |
Communications Professors | 250 | $64,270 |
Radio and Television Announcers | 240 | $31,880 |
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 Sweetmoose6 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.