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Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin

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Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin

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 The University of Texas at Austin stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

UT Austin Journalism Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Journalism
  • Doctorate Degree in Journalism

UT Austin Journalism Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in journalism, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Journalism Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Journalism Master’s Program

70% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 10 journalism students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Austin, about 30% were men and 70% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Editors 5,490 $72,300
Photographers 3,070 $34,160
Communications Professors 2,460 $68,900
Radio and Television Announcers 2,320 $50,530
Reporters and Correspondents 2,210 $45,910

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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