Journalism at University of Mississippi

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

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and has a total student population of 21,014. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Ole Miss.

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

Ole Miss Journalism Degrees Available

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

Ole Miss Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at Ole Miss compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The journalism major at Ole Miss 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	35

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in journalism from Ole Miss. This makes it the #52 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Ole Miss Journalism Graduates

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ole Miss is $33,138. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

Journalism Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 59 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Journalism from Ole Miss in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Ole Miss 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 Mississippi with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ole Miss Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 5 journalism students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Ole Miss, about 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in journalism each year. Ole Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from Ole Miss, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Ole Miss also has a doctoral program available in journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 MS, the home state for University of Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Reporters and Correspondents	300	$34,530
Editors	280	$46,070
Photographers	230	$44,770
Writers and Authors	170	$53,810

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.