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General Journalism at University of Iowa

General Journalism at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year.

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

Iowa General Journalism Degrees Available

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

Iowa General Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Iowa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

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.

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 General Journalism Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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About 76% 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 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 72
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Iowa General Journalism Master’s Program

75% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from Iowa, 88% 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 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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
Communications Professors 480 $88,340
Writers and Authors 470 $50,680

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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