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Journalism at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Journalism at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

If you plan to study journalism, take a look at what Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and approximately 29,390 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

IUPUI Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

IUPUI Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at IUPUI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Journalism. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Journalism Student Demographics at IUPUI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

IUPUI Journalism Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at IUPUI are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Journalism

The following journalism concentations are available at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism 41

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in journalism can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Editors 1,110 $51,800
Reporters and Correspondents 820 $46,830
Photographers 800 $35,460
Radio and Television Announcers 510 $43,160

References

*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.

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