The main focus area for this major is General Journalism. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Journalism is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Loyola Marymount University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in journalism, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Loyola Marymount was ranked #40 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for journalism majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #3 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for Loyola Marymount.
Part-time undergraduates at Loyola Marymount paid an average of $2,163 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $51,820 | $51,820 |
Fees | $757 | $757 |
Books and Supplies | $1,080 | $1,080 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,268 | $14,268 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,933 | $2,933 |
Learn more about Loyola Marymount tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Loyola Marymount journalism bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Loyola Marymount Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in journalism in 2019-2020, 85.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66.2%.
Around 28.6% of journalism bachelor’s degree recipients at Loyola Marymount in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 5 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Journalism | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to journalism.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Communication & Media Studies | 121 |
*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.