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Communication & Journalism at The University of West Florida

Communication & Journalism at The University of West Florida

Every communication & journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication & journalism program at The University of West Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 13,061.

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.

UWF Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
  • Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

UWF Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at UWF 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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UWF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at The University of West Florida.

UWF Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical communication & journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UWF since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at UWF 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 The University of West Florida with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 64
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

UWF Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

75% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Of the students who received a communication & journalism master's degree from UWF, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of West Florida with a master's in communication & journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 18
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 The University of West Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 98
Public Relations & Advertising 17

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Managers 23,160 $99,240
Public Relations Specialists 12,050 $60,920
Producers and Directors 6,630 $70,630
Photographers 4,480 $39,990
Editors 4,190 $58,200

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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