Journalism at Washington State University

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a journalism school? To help you decide if Washington State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's journalism program.

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and approximately 31,159 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.

Wazzu Journalism Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Wazzu Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Wazzu 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 Wazzu

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

Wazzu Journalism Bachelor’s Program

45% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Wazzu since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Wazzu 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 Washington State University with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	58
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Journalism

The following journalism concentations are available at Washington State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Washington State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Broadcast Journalism	47
General Journalism	23

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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Editors	1,830	$67,560
Writers and Authors	1,400	$65,200
Photographers	1,030	$48,020
Communications Professors	600	$60,370

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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