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Journalism at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 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.

UGA Journalism Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Journalism

UGA Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Journalism Master’s Program

82% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 55 journalism students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UGA, about 18% were men and 82% were women.

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Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from UGA, 67% 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 University of Georgia with a master's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 37
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Editors 2,190 $61,330
Photographers 1,850 $45,270
Film and Video Editors 1,330 $64,470
Reporters and Correspondents 1,230 $51,140
Writers and Authors 960 $63,260

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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