Journalism at The University of Alabama

If you plan to study journalism, take a look at what The University of Alabama has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 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.

UA Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Journalism

UA Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 20 journalism students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UA, about 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in journalism each year. UA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from UA, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• Communication & Media Studies

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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Photographers	480	$39,360
Reporters and Correspondents	480	$37,770
Communications Professors	250	$64,270
Radio and Television Announcers	240	$31,880

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 Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.