The main focus area for this major is General Journalism. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Journalism is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at University of Oregon. 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, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UO was ranked #91 on College Factual's Best Schools for journalism list. It is also ranked #1 in Oregon.
Here are some of the other rankings for UO.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UO paid an average of $797 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $244 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $10,962 | $35,881 |
Fees | $2,374 | $2,374 |
Books and Supplies | $1,140 | $1,140 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,783 | $12,783 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,532 | $2,532 |
Learn more about UO tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Journalism students who received their bachelor’s degree at UO took out an average of $22,108 in student loans. That is 5% lower than the national average of $23,314.
The median early career salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UO is $32,806 per year. That is 10% higher than the national average of $29,851.
UO does not offer an online option for its journalism bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UO Online Learning page.
About 65.6% of the students who received their BA in journalism in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 66.2%.
Around 30.5% of journalism bachelor’s degree recipients at UO in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
White | 85 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 17 |
Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Journalism | 128 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to journalism.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Communication & Media Studies | 21 |
Public Relations & Advertising | 477 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.