Journalism at University of Missouri - Columbia

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 Missouri - Columbia stacks up to those at other schools.

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and has a total student population of 31,089.

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

Mizzou Journalism Degrees Available

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

Mizzou Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Mizzou 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in journalism, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Journalism Student Demographics at Mizzou

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

Mizzou Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Mizzou 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 Missouri - Columbia with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	348
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Mizzou Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from Mizzou, 61% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	36
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Journalism

If you plan to be a journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Missouri - Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism	488

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Photographers	1,220	$36,470
Editors	1,160	$55,460
Radio and Television Announcers	890	$35,540
Communications Professors	660	$76,730
Writers and Authors	650	$57,420

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 Adam Procter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.