General Journalism at University of Maryland - College Park

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

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 General Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

UMCP General Journalism Degrees Available

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

UMCP General Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at UMCP 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 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 General Journalism Bachelor’s Program

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 34% men. So male students are more repesented at UMCP since its program graduates 6% 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 General Journalism Master’s Program

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 34% men graduate in journalism each year. UMCP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% 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

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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
Reporters and Correspondents	490	$60,170
Communications Professors	400	$76,040
Broadcast News Analysts	90	$88,800

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
• Image Credit: By Bgervais under License

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