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General Journalism at University of Mississippi

General Journalism at University of Mississippi

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

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and approximately 21,014 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.

Ole Miss General Journalism Degrees Available

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

Ole Miss General Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Ole Miss 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 Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss General Journalism Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Ole Miss General Journalism Master’s Program

80% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from Ole Miss, 80% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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
Writers and Authors 170 $53,810
Communications Professors 150 $54,940
Broadcast News Analysts 80 $74,880

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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