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. Of the 341 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Simpson College in 2021, 3 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.

Simpson College Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Simpson College Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at Simpson College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	68
	70
Most Focused Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
Most Focused Journalism Schools	138
Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	170

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from Simpson College. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Simpson College 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
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By GrandpaDave under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.