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Journalism at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,305 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2021, 49 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.

UIUC Journalism Degrees Available

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

UIUC Journalism Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The journalism major at UIUC 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
9

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in journalism from UIUC. This makes it the #54 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UIUC Journalism Graduates

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIUC is $35,459. This is 12% higher than $31,781, which is the national average for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

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Journalism Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Journalism Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from UIUC. About 65% of these graduates were women and the other 35% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 24
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UIUC Journalism Master’s Program

50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in journalism each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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

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

UIUC 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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