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Journalism at Simpson College

Journalism at Simpson College

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

Simpson College is located in Indianola, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,267.

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

Simpson College Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Simpson College Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Simpson College 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 Simpson College

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

Simpson College Journalism Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Simpson College 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 Simpson College with a bachelor's in journalism.

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

Concentrations Within Journalism

If you plan to be a journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Simpson College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism 3

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 Simpson College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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