Communication & Journalism at University of West Georgia

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 University of West Georgia stacks up to those at other schools.

University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and has a total student population of 13,419.

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.

University of West Georgia Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

University of West Georgia Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at University of West Georgia 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 University of West Georgia

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

University of West Georgia Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% 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 University of West Georgia since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication & journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	52
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Journalism	117

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History
• English Language & Literature
• Social Sciences

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 GA, the home state for University of West Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Public Relations Specialists	4,920	$62,070
Producers and Directors	4,900	$84,570
Editors	2,190	$61,330

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.