Journalism at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 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.

SIUC Journalism Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

SIUC Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at SIUC 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 SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC Journalism Bachelor’s Program

36% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at SIUC since its program graduates 29% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Journalism

Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism	28

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Editors	3,830	$62,590
Photographers	2,600	$36,290
Writers and Authors	1,880	$68,710
Communications Professors	1,810	$78,810
Reporters and Correspondents	1,260	$53,610

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 Mark Jaroski under License

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