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General Journalism at Samford University

General Journalism at Samford University

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

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 General Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

Samford General Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Samford General Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Samford is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Journalism Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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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.

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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

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
Reporters and Correspondents 480 $37,770
Communications Professors 250 $64,270
Writers and Authors 190 $58,590

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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