Journalism at Alderson Broaddus University

If you are interested in studying journalism, you may want to check out the program at Alderson Broaddus University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Alderson Broaddus University is located in Philippi, West Virginia and approximately 863 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Alderson Broaddus University.

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

Alderson Broaddus University Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Alderson Broaddus University Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks journalism programs across the country. The following shows how Alderson Broaddus University performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The journalism major at Alderson Broaddus University 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	104
Most Focused Journalism Schools	121
Most Popular Journalism Schools	371

Journalism Student Demographics at Alderson Broaddus University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at Alderson Broaddus University.

Alderson Broaddus University Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Journalism from Alderson Broaddus University in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 64% 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 Alderson Broaddus University with a bachelor's in journalism.

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

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

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• Communication & Media Studies

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 WV, the home state for Alderson Broaddus University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Communications Professors	330	$51,150
Reporters and Correspondents	260	$38,260
Radio and Television Announcers	200	$28,210
Editors	170	$52,910
Writers and Authors	130	$64,480

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 Valerius Tygart under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.