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The University of Alabama MA in Journalism

11 Master's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is General Journalism. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Journalism is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at The University of Alabama. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in journalism, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Journalism from UA Cost?

$11,470 Average Tuition and Fees

UA Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UA paid an average of $1,550 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $615 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $10,780 $30,250
Fees $690 $690

Does UA Offer an Online MA in Journalism?

Online degrees for the UA journalism master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UA Online Learning page.

UA Master’s Student Diversity for Journalism

11 Master's Degrees Awarded
63.6% Women
9.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 11 students received their master’s degree in journalism. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 63.6% of the journalism students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 69.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in journalism at UA in 2019-2020, 9.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MA in Journalism Focus Areas at UA

Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Journalism 11

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to journalism.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 50
Public Relations & Advertising 23

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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.

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