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Journalism at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

128 Bachelor's Degrees
0 Master's Degrees
#29 Overall Quality
Journalism is one of the majors in the communication & journalism program at Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the average salary of graduates, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. Also, learn how Colorado State ranks among other schools offering degrees in journalism.

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Journalism Degrees Available at Colorado State

Colorado State Journalism Rankings

Colorado State was ranked #29 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 #2 in Colorado.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 20
Best Journalism Colleges for Veterans 21
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 28
Best Journalism Schools 29
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Journalism (Income $48-$75k) 31
Best Value Colleges for Journalism (Income $48-$75k) 34
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Journalism (Income $30-$48k) 34
Best Value Colleges for Journalism (Income $30-$48k) 38
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Journalism (Income $0-$30k) 42
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Journalism (Income $75-$110k) 42
Best Value Colleges for Journalism (Income $75-$110k) 45
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Journalism (With Aid) 45
Best Value Colleges for Journalism (Income $0-$30k) 46
Best Value Colleges for Journalism (With Aid) 47
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Journalism (Income Over $110k) 47
Best Value Colleges for Journalism (Income Over $110k) 49
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Journalism 75
Best Value Colleges for Journalism 80
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Journalism Graduates 89
Highest Paid Journalism Graduates 91

Popularity of Journalism at Colorado State

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Colorado State University - Fort Collins handed out 128 bachelor's degrees in journalism. This is a decrease of 1% over the previous year when 129 degrees were handed out.

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from Colorado State Make?

$32,150 Bachelor's Median Salary

Salary of Journalism Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

Journalism majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Colorado State go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $32,150 a year. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

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How Much Student Debt Do Journalism Graduates from Colorado State Have?

$22,500 Bachelor's Median Debt

Student Debt of Journalism Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

While getting their bachelor's degree at Colorado State, journalism students borrow a median amount of $22,500 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all journalism bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $24,845.

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The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the journalism program at Colorado State is $596 per month.

Colorado State Journalism Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Colorado State Journalism Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 128 students earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Colorado State. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Colorado State are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 66% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Colorado State University - Fort Collins with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 85
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 5

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 202
Public Relations & Advertising 13

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