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Journalism at University of Florida

Journalism at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 53,372.

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

UF Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

UF Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at UF 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 UF

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

UF Journalism Bachelor’s Program

72% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at UF 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 Florida with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 39
White 103
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

Concentrations Within Journalism

If you plan to be a journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism 123

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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Photographers 4,480 $39,990
Editors 4,190 $58,200
Writers and Authors 1,830 $53,140
Reporters and Correspondents 1,740 $53,810
Film and Video Editors 1,430 $50,410

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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