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General Journalism at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

General Journalism at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 52,017 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.

UMN Twin Cities General Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

UMN Twin Cities General Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at UMN Twin Cities 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 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 General Journalism Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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About 76% 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 7
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 61
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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
Communications Professors 560 $67,630

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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