We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the average salary of graduates, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. We've also included details on how Ohio State ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in journalism.
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The bachelor's program at Ohio State was ranked #93 on College Factual's Best Schools for journalism list. It is also ranked #5 in Ohio.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Ohio State University - Main Campus handed out 46 bachelor's degrees in journalism. This is a decrease of 13% over the previous year when 53 degrees were handed out.
The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ohio State is $28,920. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism students.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Ohio State, journalism students borrow a median amount of $23,346 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all journalism bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $24,845.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at Ohio State University - Main Campus.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from Ohio State. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Ohio State are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 61% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in journalism.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 28 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 3 |
Other Races | 2 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Communication & Media Studies | 580 |
Communication & Journalism (Other) | 30 |
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