Journalism at University of Georgia

If you are interested in studying journalism, you may want to check out the program at University of Georgia. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,870 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Georgia in 2021, 126 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.

UGA Journalism Degrees Available

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

UGA Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at UGA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UGA 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 Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41

In 2021, 55 students received their master’s degree in journalism from UGA. This makes it the #3 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UGA Journalism Graduates

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at UGA is $32,164. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

Journalism Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 126 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from UGA. About 34% were men and 66% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	83
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UGA Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students graduated with a master's degree in journalism from UGA. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from UGA, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	37
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Communication & Media Studies
• Public Relations & Advertising

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Editors	2,190	$61,330
Photographers	1,850	$45,270
Film and Video Editors	1,330	$64,470
Reporters and Correspondents	1,230	$51,140
Writers and Authors	960	$63,260

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.