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Journalism at University of Scranton

If you plan to study journalism, take a look at what University of Scranton has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Scranton is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,957 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in journalism from University of Scranton.

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

University of Scranton Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

University of Scranton Journalism Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The journalism major at University of Scranton 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 Focused Journalism Schools 70
Most Popular Journalism Schools 142
Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 173

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from University of Scranton Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Scranton is $32,920. This is 4% higher than $31,781, which is the national average for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

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Journalism Student Demographics at University of Scranton

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

University of Scranton Journalism Bachelor’s Program

41% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Scranton since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

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About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at University of Scranton 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 University of Scranton 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 2
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

University of Scranton also has a doctoral program available in journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 PA, the home state for University of Scranton.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Editors 3,020 $62,870
Photographers 1,740 $34,790
Writers and Authors 1,400 $60,140
Reporters and Correspondents 1,330 $39,600
Communications Professors 1,280 $76,720

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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