by our College Data Analytics TeamJournalism is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Brigham Young University - Provo. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in journalism, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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 BYU was ranked #59 on College Factual's Best Schools for journalism list. It is also ranked #2 in Utah.
Here are some of the other rankings for BYU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at BYU was $313 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,970 | $5,970 |
| Books and Supplies | $896 | $896 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $7,808 | $7,808 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,920 | $4,920 |
Learn more about BYU 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 BYU in Journalism walked away with an average of $11,800 in student debt. That is 49% lower than the national average of $23,314.
journalism who receive their bachelor’s degree from BYU make an average of $33,077 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% higher than the national average of $29,851.
BYU 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 BYU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 82.8% of the journalism students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in journalism at BYU in 2019-2020, 15.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 44 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Journalism | 1 |
| Other Journalism | 57 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to journalism.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 71 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 243 |
| Publishing | 19 |
*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.
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