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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students received a bachelor's degree in journalism from IUPUI.

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

  • Basic Certificate in Journalism (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

IUPUI Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at IUPUI compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 107

Earnings of IUPUI Journalism Graduates

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at IUPUI is $33,582. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

63% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 41 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in journalism from IUPUI in 2021, 37% were men and 63% were women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at IUPUI since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 85% 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 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 35
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

IUPUI also has a doctoral program available in journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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