Journalism at University of Iowa

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 University of Iowa stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 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.

Iowa Journalism Degrees Available

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

Iowa Journalism Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in journalism, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Journalism Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 31 journalism students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Iowa, about 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in journalism each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from Iowa, 71% 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 Iowa with a master's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• 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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Editors	940	$51,480
Reporters and Correspondents	560	$32,650
Radio and Television Announcers	530	$34,870
Photographers	510	$30,180
Communications Professors	480	$88,340

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 KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.