Journalism at University of Northern Colorado

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

University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and has a total student population of 11,460. In 2021, 23 journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from University of Northern Colorado.

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

University of Northern Colorado Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

University of Northern Colorado Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks journalism programs across the country. The following shows how University of Northern Colorado performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The journalism major at University of Northern Colorado 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89
Best Journalism Schools	122

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from University of Northern Colorado Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Northern Colorado is $33,002. This is 4% higher than $31,781, which is the national average for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

Journalism Student Demographics at University of Northern Colorado

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

University of Northern Colorado Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 journalism students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from University of Northern Colorado, about 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Northern Colorado since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at University of Northern Colorado 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 Northern Colorado with a bachelor's in journalism.

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

University of Northern Colorado 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

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 CO, the home state for University of Northern Colorado.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Editors	2,010	$59,120
Photographers	750	$38,600
Writers and Authors	660	$65,450
Communications Professors	620	$58,270
Reporters and Correspondents	570	$55,930

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 LUSportsFan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.