Iowa State University BA in General Journalism

77 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

General Journalism is a concentration offered under the journalism major at Iowa State 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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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
References

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Journalism from Iowa State Cost?

$9,316 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Iowa State Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Iowa State paid an average of $968 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $336 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,042	$23,230
Fees	$1,274	$1,274
Books and Supplies	$1,001	$1,001
On Campus Room and Board	$9,193	$9,193
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,430	$2,430

Learn more about Iowa State tuition and fees.

Does Iowa State Offer an Online BA in Journalism?

Online degrees for the Iowa 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 Iowa State Online Learning page.

Iowa State Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Journalism

77 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

54.5% Women

15.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 77 bachelor’s degrees in journalism handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in journalism in 2019-2020, 54.5% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 66.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 15.6% of the journalism bachelor’s degrees at Iowa State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	59
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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*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.