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Communication & Journalism at Kentucky Wesleyan College

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Communication & Journalism at Kentucky Wesleyan College

What traits are you looking for in a communication and journalism school? To help you decide if Kentucky Wesleyan College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication and journalism program.

Wesleyan is located in Owensboro, Kentucky and approximately 887 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Wesleyan.

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.

Wesleyan Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Wesleyan Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Wesleyan 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 Wesleyan 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 227
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools 290
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 895
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools 1,135

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Wesleyan

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

Wesleyan Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 communication and journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from Wesleyan. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Wesleyan since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Wesleyan 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 Kentucky Wesleyan College with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Wesleyan 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

If you plan to be a communication and journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Kentucky Wesleyan College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 9

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 KY, the home state for Kentucky Wesleyan College.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Managers 3,260 $92,630
Public Relations Specialists 2,200 $50,580
Community Health Workers 1,220 $38,210
Editors 770 $44,050
Producers and Directors 770 $60,530

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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