Journalism at University of Maryland - College Park

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709.

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

UMCP Journalism Degrees Available

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

UMCP Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at UMCP 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in journalism, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Journalism Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Journalism Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UMCP since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at UMCP 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	74
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UMCP Journalism Master’s Program

55% Women

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in journalism each year. UMCP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park with a master's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Journalism

Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maryland - College Park. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism	145

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Editors	2,280	$59,560
Writers and Authors	920	$75,430
Photographers	740	$39,640
Reporters and Correspondents	490	$60,170
Radio and Television Announcers	440	$57,430

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
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