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. In 2021, 33 journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from UM.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks journalism programs across the country. The following shows how UM performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	201

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in journalism from UM. This makes it the #40 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UM Journalism Graduates

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at UM is $26,787. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism students.

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, 30% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

About 76% 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	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UM Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in journalism each year. UM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from UM, 100% 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	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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.