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Journalism at The University of Montana

If you are interested in studying journalism, you may want to check out the program at The University of Montana. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and approximately 9,808 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

UM Journalism Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Journalism

UM Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at UM

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

UM Journalism Master’s Program

63% Women
The journalism program at UM awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in journalism each year. UM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from UM, 100% 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 Montana with a master's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation Jobs in MT Average Salary in MT
Reporters and Correspondents 290 $29,270
Editors 220 $41,030
Radio and Television Announcers 200 $28,150
Photographers 150 $31,670
Communications Professors 120 $59,700

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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