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Journalism at University of Kentucky

What traits are you looking for in a journalism school? To help you decide if University of Kentucky is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's journalism program.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986. In 2021, 36 journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from UK.

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

UK Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

UK Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at UK 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 UK 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
126

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from UK Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at UK is $31,366. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism students.

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Journalism Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Journalism Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from UK. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at UK since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at UK 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 Kentucky with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 23
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UK 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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Editors 770 $44,050
Reporters and Correspondents 740 $50,190
Radio and Television Announcers 540 $39,180
Communications Professors 420 $68,530
Photographers 400 $36,390

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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