Communication & Journalism at Nebraska Wesleyan University

If you plan to study communication and journalism, take a look at what Nebraska Wesleyan University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NWU is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a total student population of 1,924. In 2021, 26 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from NWU.

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.

NWU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

NWU Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at NWU 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
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	193
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	199
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	215
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	414
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	445
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	557
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	708

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at NWU

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

NWU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from NWU. About 65% of these graduates were women and the other 35% were men.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at NWU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NWU 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

The following communication and journalism concentations are available at Nebraska Wesleyan University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Nebraska Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	16
Communication & Media Studies	10

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• 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 NE, the home state for Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Managers	1,700	$101,380
Public Relations Specialists	1,370	$51,300
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	630	$88,550
Producers and Directors	560	$51,620
Editors	460	$47,910

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.