by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Georgia State 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, 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 Georgia State was ranked #118 on College Factual's Best Schools for journalism list. It is also ranked #3 in Georgia.
Here are some of the other rankings for Georgia State.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Georgia State paid an average of $933 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $298 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,158 | $22,389 |
| Fees | $2,128 | $2,128 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,592 | $15,592 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,424 | $3,424 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Journalism students who received their bachelor’s degree at Georgia State took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 12% higher than the national average of $23,314.
The median early career salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Georgia State is $30,907 per year. That is 4% higher than the national average of $29,851.
Online degrees for the Georgia State 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 Georgia State Online Learning page.
About 75.4% of the students who received their BA in journalism in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66.2%.
Around 81.2% of journalism bachelor’s degree recipients at Georgia State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 124 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 38 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Journalism | 207 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 59 |
*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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