Journalism at The University of Alabama

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 The University of Alabama stacks up to those at other schools.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840.

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

UA Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Journalism

UA Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at UA 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 UA

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

UA Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UA since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	78
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UA Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in journalism each year. UA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from UA, 72% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	33
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Journalism

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Journalism	128

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Communication & Media Studies
• Public Relations & Advertising

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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Photographers	480	$39,360
Reporters and Correspondents	480	$37,770
Communications Professors	250	$64,270
Radio and Television Announcers	240	$31,880

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
• Image Credit: By Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.