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General Journalism at Utah State University

We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. In addition, we cover how USU ranks in comparison to other schools with journalism programs.

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General Journalism Degrees Available at USU

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

USU Journalism Rankings

The bachelor's program at USU was ranked #106 on College Factual's Best Schools for journalism list. It is also ranked #1 in Utah.

Ranking Type	Rank
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Journalism Graduates	33
Highest Paid General Journalism Graduates	35
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism	40
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism	43
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $75-$110k)	62
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income Over $110k)	62
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (Income Over $110k)	64
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $48-$75k)	65
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (Income $75-$110k)	67
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $0-$30k)	69
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (Income $48-$75k)	70
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (With Aid)	71
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (Income $0-$30k)	74
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (With Aid)	75
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $30-$48k)	77
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (Income $30-$48k)	82
Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103
Best General Journalism Schools	106
Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	109
Best General Journalism Colleges for Veterans	114

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Utah State University handed out 52 bachelor's degrees in general journalism. This is a decrease of 34% over the previous year when 79 degrees were handed out.

Journalism Student Diversity at USU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at Utah State University.

USU General Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from USU. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

The majority of the students with this major are white. About 90% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Utah State University with a bachelor's in journalism.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	47
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	2

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cory Maylett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.