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Journalism at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

If you plan to study journalism, take a look at what University of Cincinnati - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UC is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and approximately 40,826 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in journalism from UC.

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

UC Journalism Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Journalism (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Journalism (1 - 4 Years)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

UC Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks journalism programs across the country. The following shows how UC 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 UC 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 287

Earnings of UC Journalism Graduates

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC is $29,194. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism students.

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Journalism Student Demographics at UC

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

UC Journalism Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from UC. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 37% were men. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at UC since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at UC 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 Cincinnati - Main Campus with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 20
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 OH, the home state for University of Cincinnati - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
Editors 2,090 $60,670
Photographers 1,880 $42,370
Communications Professors 1,410 $74,860
Writers and Authors 1,360 $48,380
Reporters and Correspondents 1,130 $42,050

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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