The main focus area for this major is Other 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 Abilene Christian 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. The bachelor's program at Abilene Christian was ranked #178 on College Factual's Best Schools for journalism list. It is also ranked #9 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for Abilene Christian.
Part-time undergraduates at Abilene Christian paid an average of $1,575 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $37,750 | $37,750 |
Fees | $50 | $50 |
Books and Supplies | $1,250 | $1,250 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,350 | $11,350 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,272 | $3,272 |
Learn more about Abilene Christian tuition and fees.
Abilene Christian does not offer an online option for its journalism bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Abilene Christian Online Learning page.
About 57.1% of the students who received their BA in journalism in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 66.2%.
Around 14.3% of journalism bachelor’s degree recipients at Abilene Christian 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 | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 6 |
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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Other 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 | 17 |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 8 |
Public Relations & Advertising | 10 |
*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.