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. In 2021, 16 journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from UAA.

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

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

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	151

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from UAA Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAA is $35,501. This is 12% higher than $31,781, which is the national average for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from UAA. About 31% were men and 69% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at UAA are white. This is typical 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Wonderlane under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.