Communication & Journalism at Dakota Wesleyan University

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

Dakota Wesleyan University is located in Mitchell, South Dakota and approximately 933 students attend the school each year. Of the 163 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Dakota Wesleyan University in 2021, 5 of them were communication and journalism majors.

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

Dakota Wesleyan University Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Dakota Wesleyan University Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Dakota Wesleyan University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Dakota Wesleyan University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & 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 Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	704
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	840
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	1,323

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Dakota Wesleyan University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Dakota Wesleyan University.

Dakota Wesleyan University Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Dakota Wesleyan University. About 20% of these graduates were women and the other 80% were men. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Dakota Wesleyan University since its program graduates 44% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Dakota Wesleyan University 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 Dakota Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Dakota Wesleyan University also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dakota Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	5

Related Majors

• History
• Psychology
• Education

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and 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 SD, the home state for Dakota Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Public Relations Specialists	660	$51,240
Managers	370	$99,030
Radio and Television Announcers	320	$31,630
Reporters and Correspondents	220	$32,390
Photographers	160	$30,380

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 Jake DeGroot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.