The 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 Middle Tennessee 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 Middle Tennessee State University was ranked #150 on College Factual's Best Schools for journalism list. It is also ranked #4 in Tennessee.
Here are some of the other rankings for Middle Tennessee State University.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Middle Tennessee State University was $1,078 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $300 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,200 | $25,872 |
Fees | $1,870 | $1,870 |
Books and Supplies | $1,260 | $1,260 |
On Campus Room and Board | $9,286 | $9,286 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,398 | $4,398 |
Learn more about Middle Tennessee State University tuition and fees.
Middle Tennessee State University 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 Middle Tennessee State University Online Learning page.
About 69.7% of the students who received their BA in journalism in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in journalism at Middle Tennessee State University in 2019-2020, 35.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 34%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 27 |
Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 79 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Journalism | 122 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to journalism.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Communication & Media Studies | 172 |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 9 |
*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.