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 Louisiana Tech 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 journalism major at Louisiana Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Journalism. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for Louisiana Tech.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Louisiana Tech was $700 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $419 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,401 | $13,143 |
| Fees | $3,664 | $3,664 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,242 | $1,242 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,664 | $8,664 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,876 | $3,876 |
Learn more about Louisiana Tech tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Louisiana Tech in Journalism walked away with an average of $19,500 in student debt. That is 16% lower than the national average of $23,314.
Louisiana Tech 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 Louisiana Tech Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in journalism in 2019-2020, 78.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in journalism at Louisiana Tech in 2019-2020, 26.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 28 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Journalism | 38 |
*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.
