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Undergraduate Journalism at University of Georgia

Here is an overview of this program at University of Georgia. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. At its best it places at #1 out of 7 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

University of Georgia Undergraduate Journalism Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, University of Georgia highly for journalism, ranked #15 out of 203 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Journalism Schools	15 of 203
Best Journalism Schools in Georgia	1 of 7
Best Journalism Schools in the Southeast Region	3 of 46

Undergraduate Journalism Degrees at University of Georgia

The table below lists every degree level available for journalism at University of Georgia, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	165
Master’s	74

University of Georgia Journalism Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, University of Georgia awarded 165 bachelor’s degrees in journalism.

Bachelor’s Rankings

University of Georgia is among the very best schools in the country for journalism at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #1 out of 7 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia	1
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14

Salary of Journalism Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Journalism majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from University of Georgia report a median salary of $53,390 a year. This is lower than $65,444, the median for all majors at University of Georgia.

Student Debt of Journalism Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

While getting their bachelor’s degree at University of Georgia, journalism students accumulate a median of $21,120 in student loans. This is lower than $21,822, the typical median for all majors at University of Georgia.

University of Georgia Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,790	$30,272
Fees	$1,416	$1,416

Find out more about University of Georgia tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of journalism bachelor’s degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

The largest share of journalism bachelor’s degree graduates at University of Georgia are White. About 71% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Georgia with a bachelor’s in journalism.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	117
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	9

Graduate Study in Journalism at University of Georgia

Graduate study is also available at University of Georgia. The following graduate award levels are reported.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Journalism	74

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Pruddle under License More about our data sources and methodologies.