Journalism at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras

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

UPR Rio Piedras is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico and approximately 13,892 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.

UPR Rio Piedras Journalism Degrees Available

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

UPR Rio Piedras Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at UPR Rio Piedras 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 UPR Rio Piedras

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras.

UPR Rio Piedras Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities in its journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UPR Rio Piedras Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in journalism each year. UPR Rio Piedras does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras with a master's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Journalism

Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Journalism	36
General Journalism	5

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• 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 PR, the home state for University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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 Osvaldo Ocasio under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.