Journalism at University of Illinois at Springfield

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 Illinois at Springfield stacks up to those at other schools.

UIS is located in Springfield, Illinois and approximately 4,146 students attend the school each year.

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

UIS Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Journalism

UIS Journalism Rankings

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Journalism Student Demographics at UIS

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

UIS Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 4 journalism students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UIS, about 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in journalism each year. UIS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 66% more men than average.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from UIS, 75% 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 Illinois at Springfield with a master's in journalism.

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

Related Majors

• 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Springfield.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Editors	3,830	$62,590
Photographers	2,600	$36,290
Writers and Authors	1,880	$68,710
Communications Professors	1,810	$78,810
Reporters and Correspondents	1,260	$53,610

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.