by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Missouri - Columbia. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in journalism, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Mizzou was $1,081 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $395 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,478 | $25,946 |
| Fees | $1,247 | $1,247 |
journalism who receive their master’s degree from Mizzou make an average of $50,856 a year during the early days of their career. That is 24% higher than the national average of $41,022.
Online degrees for the Mizzou journalism master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mizzou Online Learning page.
About 69.9% of the students who received their MA in journalism in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 69.1%.
Around 15.1% of journalism master’s degree recipients at Mizzou in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 43 |
| International Students | 16 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Journalism | 73 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to journalism.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 2 |
*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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