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Journalism at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 130 students received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Iowa.

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

Iowa Journalism Degrees Available

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

Iowa Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at Iowa 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 Iowa 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 Value Journalism Master’s Degree Schools 10
Best Journalism Schools 22
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In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in journalism from Iowa. This makes it the #11 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in journalism, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from Iowa Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa is $34,092. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

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Journalism Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Journalism Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 130 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from Iowa. About 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Iowa 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 Iowa with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 107
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Iowa Journalism Master’s Program

58% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students earned a master's degree in journalism from Iowa. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in journalism each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from Iowa, 71% 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 Iowa with a master's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Iowa also has a doctoral program available in journalism. In 2021, 2 students 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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Editors 940 $51,480
Reporters and Correspondents 560 $32,650
Radio and Television Announcers 530 $34,870
Photographers 510 $30,180
Communications Professors 480 $88,340

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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