Journalism at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 25,108 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students received a bachelor's degree in journalism from UNL.

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

UNL Journalism Degrees Available

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

UNL Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at UNL 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.

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in journalism from UNL. This makes it the #13 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from UNL Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNL is $31,283. This is less than $31,781, which is the national average of all journalism majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Journalism Student Demographics at UNL

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

UNL Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNL. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at UNL since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at UNL 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 - Lincoln with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	67
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UNL Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 27 students who earned a master's degree in Journalism from UNL in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from UNL, 78% 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a master's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	21
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• Public Relations & Advertising

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 - Lincoln.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
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