General Journalism at University of Missouri - Columbia

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

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 General Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

Mizzou General Journalism Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Mizzou

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Mizzou does offer online courses in journalism for the following degree levels:

Mizzou General Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Mizzou 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.

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 General 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 General 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. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in journalism each year. Mizzou does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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

Related Majors

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
Editors	1,160	$55,460
Communications Professors	660	$76,730
Writers and Authors	650	$57,420
Reporters and Correspondents	590	$45,240
Broadcast News Analysts	190	$83,230

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.