Journalism at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and has a total student population of 45,601.

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

University of Arizona Journalism Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
Master’s Degree in Journalism

University of Arizona Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona Journalism Master’s Program

57% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in journalism each year. University of Arizona does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from University of Arizona, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Journalism

If you plan to be a journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Arizona. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism	11

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 AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Photographers	1,020	$33,500
Editors	1,020	$57,180
Reporters and Correspondents	680	$61,400
Radio and Television Announcers	520	$48,360

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
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