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Journalism at University of Connecticut

Journalism at University of Connecticut

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

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and has a total student population of 27,215.

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

UCONN Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

UCONN Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at UCONN 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 UCONN

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

UCONN Journalism Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at UCONN are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Connecticut with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Journalism

Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Connecticut. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism 26

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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Editors 950 $71,260
Photographers 570 $44,140
Writers and Authors 560 $78,440
Radio and Television Announcers 390 $42,320
Film and Video Editors 310 $73,710

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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