Journalism at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Every journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the journalism program at University of South Carolina - Columbia stacks up to those at other schools.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 35,470 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 73 journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from UofSC.

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

UofSC Journalism Degrees Available

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

UofSC Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at UofSC 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, 21 students received their master’s degree in journalism from UofSC. This makes it the #16 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UofSC Journalism Graduates

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at UofSC is $30,181. 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 UofSC

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

UofSC Journalism Bachelor’s Program

The journalism program at UofSC awarded 73 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at UofSC since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at UofSC 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	55
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UofSC Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 21 students who earned a master's degree in Journalism from UofSC in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from UofSC, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Editors	820	$46,630
Photographers	630	$42,090
Reporters and Correspondents	480	$46,660
Radio and Television Announcers	220	$49,430

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 Idibri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.