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Journalism at University of Wisconsin - River Falls

If you are interested in studying journalism, you may want to check out the program at University of Wisconsin - River Falls. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UW - River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 5,855. Of the 1,382 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - River Falls in 2021, 3 of them were journalism majors.

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

UW - River Falls Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

UW - River Falls Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at UW - River Falls compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UW - River Falls 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
Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 12
169
Most Focused Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 292
Most Focused Journalism Schools 354

Journalism Student Demographics at UW - River Falls

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at University of Wisconsin - River Falls.

UW - River Falls Journalism Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from UW - River Falls. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at UW - River Falls 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 University of Wisconsin - River Falls with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UW - River Falls also has a doctoral program available in journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - River Falls.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Editors 1,580 $48,630
Photographers 1,070 $34,750
Reporters and Correspondents 630 $34,180
Radio and Television Announcers 620 $53,020
Writers and Authors 560 $59,360

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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