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 Loyola University Chicago. 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 Loyola Chicago was ranked #110 on College Factual's Best Schools for journalism list. It is also ranked #7 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for Loyola Chicago.
Part-time undergraduates at Loyola Chicago paid an average of $840 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $45,500 | $45,500 |
| Fees | $560 | $560 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,780 | $14,780 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,600 | $1,600 |
Learn more about Loyola Chicago 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. Journalism students who received their bachelor’s degree at Loyola Chicago took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 12% higher than the national average of $23,314.
journalism who receive their bachelor’s degree from Loyola Chicago make an average of $32,711 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% higher than the national average of $29,851.
Loyola Chicago 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 Loyola Chicago Online Learning page.
Women made up around 58.6% of the journalism students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 66.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in journalism at Loyola Chicago in 2019-2020, 27.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Journalism | 29 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to journalism.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 33 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 42 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 121 |
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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.
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