Undergraduate Journalism at University of Houston

Here is an overview of this program at UH. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level. Its best result is a rank of #7 out of 10 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees

UH Undergraduate Journalism Rankings

#111 in the U.S.

#8 in Texas

#12 in the Southwest Region

College Factual rates UH among the top schools in the country for journalism, placing at #111 out of 203 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Journalism Schools	111 of 203
Best Journalism Schools in Texas	8 of 11
Best Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region	12 of 21

Undergraduate Journalism Degrees at UH

Here is each degree level available for journalism at UH, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	53

UH Journalism Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, University of Houston awarded 53 bachelor’s degrees in journalism.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UH is a solid choice among schools offering journalism at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #7 out of 10 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	7
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	11
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102

Salary of Journalism Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$42,967 Bachelor's Median Salary

Journalism graduates with a bachelor’s degree from UH earn a median of $42,967 a year. This is lower than $66,496, the median for all majors at UH.

Student Debt of Journalism Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$21,500 Bachelor's Median Debt

While getting their bachelor’s degree at UH, journalism graduates take on a median debt of $21,500 in student loans. This is higher than $21,255, the typical median for all majors at UH.

Student debt for Journalism majors with a bachelor's degree at UH

UH Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$9,717 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$21,500 Average Student Debt

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,685	$21,515
Fees	$1,032	$1,032

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of journalism bachelor’s degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

The largest share of journalism bachelor’s degree graduates at UH were Hispanic or Latino. About 47% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Houston with a bachelor’s in journalism.

Ethnic diversity of Journalism majors at University of Houston

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	6
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	2

References

National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
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