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Journalism at University of Nebraska at Kearney

Journalism at University of Nebraska at Kearney

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

UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and has a total student population of 6,225.

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

UNK Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

UNK Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at UNK 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.

Journalism Student Demographics at UNK

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

UNK Journalism Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at UNK 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 18
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Journalism

The following journalism concentations are available at University of Nebraska at Kearney. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nebraska at Kearney. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Journalism 13

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
Editors 460 $47,910
Reporters and Correspondents 390 $39,510
Radio and Television Announcers 330 $38,940
Photographers 270 $35,760
Writers and Authors 220 $45,280

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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