We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, average starting salaries, and more. We've also included details on how University of Arizona ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in journalism.
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The bachelor's program at University of Arizona was ranked #43 on College Factual's Best Schools for journalism list. It is also ranked #2 in Arizona.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Arizona handed out 83 bachelor's degrees in journalism. This is a decrease of 1% over the previous year when 84 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in journalism from University of Arizona. This makes it the #32 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.
The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Arizona is $33,571. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.
While getting their bachelor's degree at University of Arizona, journalism students borrow a median amount of $20,520 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all journalism bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $24,845.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the journalism program at University of Arizona is $595 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at University of Arizona.
Of the 83 journalism students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from University of Arizona, about 37% were men and 63% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at University of Arizona are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 55% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Arizona with a bachelor's in journalism.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 26 |
White | 46 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 2 |
Other Races | 7 |
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a master's degree in journalism from University of Arizona. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Arizona with a master's in journalism.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 5 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 3 |
Other Races | 2 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Communication & Media Studies | 308 |
Public Relations & Advertising | 4 |
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