by our College Data Analytics TeamJournalism is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Central Michigan University. 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 Central Michigan was ranked #198 on College Factual's Best Schools for journalism list. It is also ranked #3 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for Central Michigan.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Central Michigan paid an average of $789 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $424 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,296 | $22,881 |
| Fees | $450 | $450 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,676 | $10,676 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,780 | $1,780 |
Learn more about Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan in Journalism walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 16% higher than the national average of $23,314.
The median early career salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan is $26,160 per year. That is 12% lower than the national average of $29,851.
Online degrees for the Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan Online Learning page.
Women made up around 72.5% 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 Central Michigan in 2019-2020, 7.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 37 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Journalism | 19 |
| Photojournalism | 21 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to journalism.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 54 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 103 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 117 |
*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.
