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Journalism at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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Journalism at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Every journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the journalism program at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities stacks up to those at other schools.

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 52,017. Of the 9,414 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities in 2021, 258 of them were journalism majors.

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

UMN Twin Cities Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

UMN Twin Cities Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at UMN Twin Cities 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.

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in journalism from UMN Twin Cities. This is the #63 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UMN Twin Cities Journalism Graduates

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMN Twin Cities is $38,410. This is 21% higher than $31,781, which is the national average for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

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Journalism Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Journalism Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 258 journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from UMN Twin Cities. Of these graduates, 24% were men and 76% were women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at UMN Twin Cities 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 199
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

UMN Twin Cities 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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Editors 2,700 $58,820
Writers and Authors 1,090 $67,300
Reporters and Correspondents 1,020 $51,770
Photographers 770 $54,150

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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