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Journalism at University of Alaska Anchorage

Journalism at University of Alaska Anchorage

If you are interested in studying journalism, you may want to check out the program at University of Alaska Anchorage. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and approximately 11,953 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.

UAA Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

UAA Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at UAA 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 UAA

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

UAA Journalism Bachelor’s Program

27% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 73% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UAA since its program graduates 38% more men than average.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at UAA 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 University of Alaska Anchorage with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Journalism

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism 16

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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation Jobs in AK Average Salary in AK
Reporters and Correspondents 140 $48,230
Writers and Authors 110 $64,200
Radio and Television Announcers 100 $46,530
Photographers 80 $42,820
Editors 50 $50,790

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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