Journalism at University of Wyoming

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and approximately 11,829 students attend the school each year.

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 Journalism Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

UW Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at UW 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

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

UW Journalism Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% 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 since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Journalism

Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wyoming. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism	12

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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Reporters and Correspondents	160	$30,900
Editors	110	$49,550
Photographers	80	$38,100
Radio and Television Announcers	80	$37,590
Communications Professors	40	$66,780

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
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