Journalism at Lincoln University

86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the journalism program at Lincoln University stacks up to those at other schools.

LU Missouri is located in Jefferson City, Missouri and approximately 2,012 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.

LU Missouri Journalism Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

LU Missouri Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at LU Missouri 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 LU Missouri

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

LU Missouri Journalism Bachelor’s Program

57% Women

86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at LU Missouri since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities in its journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Journalism

Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lincoln University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism	10

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 MO, the home state for Lincoln University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Photographers	1,220	$36,470
Editors	1,160	$55,460
Radio and Television Announcers	890	$35,540
Communications Professors	660	$76,730
Writers and Authors	650	$57,420

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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