Communication & Journalism at University of West Georgia

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

University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and has a total student population of 13,419. Of the 1,895 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of West Georgia in 2021, 117 of them were communication and journalism majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at University of West Georgia compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	207
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	603

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at University of West Georgia

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

University of West Georgia Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 117 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication and journalism from University of West Georgia in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication and 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 and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	63
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	43
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

University of West Georgia 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

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 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

• History
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• 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 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.