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Journalism at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

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.

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 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.

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

50% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - Whitewater since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

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About 84% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Journalism

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 Wisconsin - Whitewater. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism 55

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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