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University of Missouri - Columbia MA in Journalism

73 Master's Degrees Awarded
$50,856 Average Salary

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 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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How Much Does a Master’s in Journalism from Mizzou Cost?

$10,725 Average Tuition and Fees

Mizzou Graduate Tuition and Fees

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

How Much Can You Make With a MA in Journalism From Mizzou?

$50,856 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

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.

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Does Mizzou Offer an Online MA in Journalism?

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.

Mizzou Master’s Student Diversity for Journalism

73 Master's Degrees Awarded
69.9% Women
15.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 73 master’s degrees in journalism awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

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%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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%.

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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

MA in Journalism Focus Areas at Mizzou

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

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*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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