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 Biola University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in journalism, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Biola was ranked #128 on College Factual's Best Schools for journalism list. It is also ranked #14 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for Biola.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Biola paid an average of $1,813 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $43,512 | $43,512 |
Books and Supplies | $1,970 | $1,970 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,560 | $10,560 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,716 | $3,716 |
Learn more about Biola tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Biola in Journalism walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 16% higher than the national average of $23,314.
journalism who receive their bachelor’s degree from Biola make an average of $32,391 a year during the early days of their career. That is 9% higher than the national average of $29,851.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the journalism bachelor’s degree program at Biola. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Biola Online Learning page.
About 48.1% of the students who received their BA in journalism in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 66.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in journalism at Biola in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 34%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 17 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Journalism | 27 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to journalism.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Communication & Media Studies | 35 |
Public Relations & Advertising | 36 |
View All Journalism Related Majors >
*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.