Journalism at University of Mississippi

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 Mississippi stacks up to those at other schools.

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and approximately 21,014 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

Ole Miss Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Journalism

Ole Miss Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in journalism from Ole Miss in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in journalism each year. Ole Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from Ole Miss, 100% 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 Mississippi with a master's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising

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 MS, the home state for University of Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Reporters and Correspondents	300	$34,530
Editors	280	$46,070
Photographers	230	$44,770
Writers and Authors	170	$53,810

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.