Journalism at University of Maryland - College Park

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 Maryland - College Park stacks up to those at other schools.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 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.

UMCP Journalism Degrees Available

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

UMCP Journalism Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in journalism, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Journalism Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students graduated with a master's degree in journalism from UMCP. About 30% were men and 70% were women.

In the journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Editors	2,280	$59,560
Writers and Authors	920	$75,430
Photographers	740	$39,640
Reporters and Correspondents	490	$60,170
Radio and Television Announcers	440	$57,430

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.