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Journalism at University of Kansas

What traits are you looking for in a journalism school? To help you decide if University of Kansas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's journalism program.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 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.

KU Journalism Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Journalism

KU Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Journalism Master’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 20 students who graduated with a master’s in journalism from KU in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

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Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from KU, 75% 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 Kansas 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 3
White 15
International Students 0
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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Radio and Television Announcers 530 $36,620
Editors 530 $50,390
Photographers 350 $35,540
Reporters and Correspondents 260 $47,180
Writers and Authors 260 $62,670

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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