Journalism at The University of Montana

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 Montana stacks up to those at other schools.

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and approximately 9,808 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.

UM Journalism Degrees Available

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

UM Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at UM 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 UM

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

UM Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UM since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at UM 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 Montana with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UM Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from UM, 86% 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 Montana with a master's in journalism.

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

Concentrations Within Journalism

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism	35
Science/Health/Environmental Journalism	6

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Communication & Media Studies

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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Reporters and Correspondents	290	$29,270
Editors	220	$41,030
Radio and Television Announcers	200	$28,150
Photographers	150	$31,670
Communications Professors	120	$59,700

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 Djembayz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.