Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin

What traits are you looking for in a journalism school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at Austin is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's journalism program.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476. In 2021, 166 journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Austin.

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

UT Austin Journalism Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at UT Austin 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 UT Austin 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
Most Popular Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Value Journalism Schools	101
Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	104

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in journalism from UT Austin. This makes it the #35 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in journalism, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UT Austin Journalism Graduates

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Austin is $33,952. This is 7% higher than $31,781, which is the national average for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

Journalism Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 166 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Journalism from UT Austin in 2020-2021, 31% were men and 69% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	80
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UT Austin Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a master’s in journalism from UT Austin in 2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Austin also has a doctoral program available in journalism. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Editors	5,490	$72,300
Photographers	3,070	$34,160
Communications Professors	2,460	$68,900
Radio and Television Announcers	2,320	$50,530
Reporters and Correspondents	2,210	$45,910

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.