Journalism at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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 Nebraska - Lincoln stacks up to those at other schools.

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a total student population of 25,108. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 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.

UNL Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Journalism

UNL Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at UNL

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

UNL Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a master’s in journalism from UNL in 2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from UNL, 78% 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a master's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	21
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Editors	460	$47,910
Reporters and Correspondents	390	$39,510
Radio and Television Announcers	330	$38,940
Photographers	270	$35,760
Writers and Authors	220	$45,280

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 (NONE LISTED, JUST A WEBSITE) www.mawhamba.net under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.