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General Journalism at University of Massachusetts Amherst

General Journalism at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 31,642 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.

UMass Amherst General Journalism Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Journalism (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at UMass Amherst

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMass Amherst offers distance education options for journalism at the following degree levels:

UMass Amherst General Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at UMass Amherst 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.

Journalism Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst General Journalism Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at UMass Amherst 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 79
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Editors 3,160 $89,280
Writers and Authors 1,490 $70,000
Reporters and Correspondents 1,050 $53,140
Communications Professors 530 $79,930

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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