Journalism at DePaul University

Every journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the journalism program at DePaul University stacks up to those at other schools.

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,922. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received their master's degree in journalism.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

DePaul Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Journalism

DePaul Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 18 students who graduated with a master’s in journalism from DePaul in 2021, 39% were men and 61% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in journalism each year. DePaul does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 72% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from DePaul University with a master's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• Public Relations & Advertising

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in journalism can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Editors	3,830	$62,590
Photographers	2,600	$36,290
Writers and Authors	1,880	$68,710
Communications Professors	1,810	$78,810
Reporters and Correspondents	1,260	$53,610

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Just under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.