by our College Data Analytics TeamJournalism is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at The University of Alabama. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in journalism, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UA was ranked #117 on College Factual's Best Schools for journalism list. It is also ranked #3 in Alabama.
Here are some of the other rankings for UA.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UA was $1,330 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $545 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,780 | $30,250 |
| Fees | $840 | $840 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,810 | $13,810 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,620 | $4,620 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UA in Journalism walked away with an average of $23,250 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $23,314.
The median early career salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UA is $30,499 per year. That is 2% higher than the national average of $29,851.
Online degrees for the UA journalism bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UA Online Learning page.
Women made up around 72.4% of the journalism students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 30.6% of the journalism bachelor’s degrees at UA in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 22 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 68 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Journalism | 29 |
| Other Journalism | 69 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to journalism.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 143 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 117 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 371 |
*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.
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