Journalism at Troy University

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

TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and approximately 16,497 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,357 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Troy University in 2021, 10 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.

TROY Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

TROY Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks journalism programs across the country. The following shows how TROY performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The journalism major at TROY 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
Most Popular Journalism Schools	229
Best Value Journalism Schools	231
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	248

Journalism Student Demographics at TROY

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

TROY Journalism Bachelor’s Program

The journalism program at TROY awarded 10 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Troy University with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TROY 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
• Communication & Media Studies
• 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 AL, the home state for Troy 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 Mactones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.