Journalism at University of Oregon

If you are interested in studying journalism, you may want to check out the program at University of Oregon. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and approximately 21,752 students attend the school each year.

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

UO Journalism Degrees Available

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

UO Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at UO 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 UO

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

UO Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UO since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at UO 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 Oregon with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	95
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UO Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in journalism each year. UO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from UO, 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 Oregon with a master's in journalism.

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

Concentrations Within Journalism

If you plan to be a journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Oregon. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism	148

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• 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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Editors	1,080	$55,610
Writers and Authors	700	$69,050
Photographers	670	$36,440
Reporters and Correspondents	450	$48,960
Communications Professors	390	$80,700

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.