University of Arizona Journalism
Career Options For Graduates
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- Court Reporters
- Job DescriptionUse verbatim methods and equipment to capture, store, retrieve, and transcribe pretrial and trial proceedings or other information. Includes stenocaptioners who operate computerized stenographic captioning equipment to provide captions of live or prerecorded broadcasts for hearing-impaired viewers. Read more about court reporters in our career profile section.
- Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
- Job DescriptionTeach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism. Read more about postsecomdary communications teachers in our career profile section.
- Broadcast News Analysts
- Job DescriptionAnalyze, interpret, and broadcast news received from various sources. Read more about broadcast news analysts in our career profile section.
- Reporters and Correspondents
- Job DescriptionCollect and analyze facts about newsworthy events by interview, investigation, or observation. Report and write stories for newspaper, news magazine, radio, or television. Read more about reporters & correspondents in our career profile section.Salary and Wages
Tucson, AZ
- Total Employment: 190
- Average Annual Salary: $41,560
- Average Hourly Rate: $19.98
Projections- Total Employment (2008): 61,600
- Total Employment Projected (2018): 56,900
- Percent Job Growth: -4.7%

- Editors
- Job DescriptionPerform variety of editorial duties, such as laying out, indexing, and revising content of written materials, in preparation for final publication. Read more about editors in our career profile section.Salary and Wages
Tucson, AZ
- Total Employment: 310
- Average Annual Salary: $46,610
- Average Hourly Rate: $22.41
Projections- Total Employment (2008): 129,600
- Total Employment Projected (2018): 129,200
- Percent Job Growth: -0.4%

- Copy Writers
- Job DescriptionWrite advertising copy for use by publication or broadcast media to promote sale of goods and services. Read more about copy writers in our career profile section.Salary and Wages
Tucson, AZ
- Total Employment: 50
- Average Annual Salary: $54,930
- Average Hourly Rate: $26.41
Projections- Total Employment (2008): 151,700
- Total Employment Projected (2018): 174,100
- Percent Job Growth: 22.50%

Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
Journalism
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Overall | |
| All Students | 147 |
| By Gender | |
| Male | 56 |
| Female | 91 |
| By Race | |
| Non-Resident Alien | - |
| American Indian | - |
| Black | - |
| Asian | - |
| Hispanic | - |
| White | - |
| Unknown | 10 |
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This Program is Also Offered at Other Public Colleges in Arizona
- Knoles Drive, Babbitt Administrative Center
Flagstaff, AZ 86011 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 30
- Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral
- Campus Location: Small City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 20,000 and Above
- Classification: Research Universities (High Research Activity)
- Size & Residential Status: Large Four-Year, Primarily Residential
- 18401 N 32nd St
Phoenix, AZ 85032 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 2
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Large City
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 5,000 - 9,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Urban-Serving Multicampus
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Two-Year
- 1202 W Thomas Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85013 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 0
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Large City
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 10,000 - 19,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Urban-Serving Multicampus
- Size & Residential Status: Large Two-Year
- 9000 E Chaparral Rd
Scottsdale, AZ 85256 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 1
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Rural Fringe
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 10,000 - 19,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Urban-Serving Multicampus
- Size & Residential Status: Large Two-Year
This Program is Also Offered at Other Private Colleges in Arizona
- 3300 W Camelback Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85017 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 1
- Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral
- Campus Location: Large City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 20,000 and Above
- Classification: Masters Colleges and Universities (Larger Programs)
- Size & Residential Status: Small Four-Year, Highly Residential
- 220 Grove Ave
Prescott, AZ 86301 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 1
- Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral
- Campus Location: Small City
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Masters Colleges and Universities (Smaller Programs)
- Size & Residential Status: Very Small Four-Year, Primarily Nonresidential
Source: IPEDS Survey 2007-2008
