Journalism at Roger Williams University

What traits are you looking for in a journalism school? To help you decide if Roger Williams University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's journalism program.

RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 4,702. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in journalism from RWU.

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

RWU Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

RWU Journalism Rankings

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

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 journalism major at RWU 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
	118
	125
Most Focused Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	278
Most Popular Journalism Schools	349

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from RWU Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at RWU is $30,211. This is less than $31,781, which is the national average of all journalism majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Journalism Student Demographics at RWU

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

RWU Journalism Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from RWU. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at RWU 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 Roger Williams University with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

RWU 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 RI, the home state for Roger Williams University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Photographers	250	$54,800
Editors	200	$66,900
Writers and Authors	180	$63,820
Communications Professors	120	$80,330

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.