Journalism Schools In Kansas
Journalism classes faculty can choose to work at one of 10 accredited journalism schools in Kansas. The trends in Kansas' journalism academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in journalism includes journalism training at the following levels:
- Journalism Certificate
- Associates degree in Journalism
- Bachelors degree in Journalism
- Masters degree in Journalism
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Kansas Vs. National Journalism Employment
| Kansas | 1,130 |
| National | 105,350 |
Of all of the journalism professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Kansas.
Employment Growth for Journalism professionals In Kansas
| 1,250 | 1,190 | 1,160 | 1,250 | 1,130 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Kansas, journalism is a shrinking field. There were 120 less journalism professionals working in Kansas in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of journalism has shrunk by 10% in Kansas. This decline is slower than the change in the number of journalism professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of journalism professionals has shrunk by 12% from 2006 to 2010.
Journalism VS. All Professions salaries in Kansas
| $18,223 | $31,727 | $20,157 | $30,690 | $32,390 |
| $41,394 | $43,120 | $44,217 | $45,570 | $46,014 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Journalism
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to journalism professionals are growing in Kansas. The mean salary for journalism professionals in 2006 was $18,223 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $32,390 per year.
Salary percentiles for Journalism professionals in Kansas
10th percentile |
$17,540 |
25th percentile |
$19,950 |
50th percentile |
$25,190 |
75th percentile |
$37,780 |
90th percentile |
$61,100 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 44%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of journalism, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid journalism professionals earning 248% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Kansas state.
Average Salaries for Journalism professionals and related professions in Kansas
Communications |
$38,087 |
Creative Writing |
$46,270 |
Journalism |
$32,390 |
Journalism professionals in Kansas earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Journalism programs available for each degree type for all schools in Kansas
associate |
5 |
bachelor |
6 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 14 |
As the number of journalism professionals is decreasing in Kansas state, the number of students graduating from the 10 accredited journalism schools in Kansas state is decreasing. In Kansas, there were 494 graduates in 2006. And there were 483 graduates from journalism courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 2% percent decrease in the number of journalism school degree or certificate graduates in Kansas. 43% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in journalism.