Journalism at University of Arizona

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 University of Arizona stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and approximately 45,601 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,117 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Arizona in 2021, 83 of them were journalism majors.

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

University of Arizona Journalism Degrees Available

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

University of Arizona Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks journalism programs across the country. The following shows how University of Arizona 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 University of Arizona 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
Best Value Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	39

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in journalism from University of Arizona. This makes it the #32 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from University of Arizona Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Arizona is $33,571. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

Journalism Student Demographics at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 83 journalism students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from University of Arizona, about 37% were men and 63% were women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Arizona since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at University of Arizona are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 University of Arizona with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	46
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

University of Arizona Journalism Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a master's degree in journalism from University of Arizona. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in journalism each year. University of Arizona does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• 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 AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Photographers	1,020	$33,500
Editors	1,020	$57,180
Reporters and Correspondents	680	$61,400
Radio and Television Announcers	520	$48,360

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 Msr69er under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.