Journalism at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

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

UW - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 11,989. Of the 2,281 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Whitewater in 2021, 55 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 - Whitewater Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

UW - Whitewater Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at UW - Whitewater 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 journalism major at UW - Whitewater 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	8

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from UW - Whitewater Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - Whitewater is $32,056. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

Journalism Student Demographics at UW - Whitewater

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

UW - Whitewater Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from UW - Whitewater. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - Whitewater since its program graduates 26% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at UW - Whitewater 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 - Whitewater with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	48
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Whitewater.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Thebox193 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.