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General Journalism at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

General Journalism at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 25,108 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.

UNL General Journalism Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Journalism

UNL General Journalism Rankings

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 General Journalism Master’s Program

67% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from UNL, 70% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 30
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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
Writers and Authors 220 $45,280
Communications Professors 140 $71,140

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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