Journalism at Washington State University

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Wazzu.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at Wazzu compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	140

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from Wazzu Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wazzu is $31,968. This is 1% higher than $31,781, which is the national average for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from Wazzu. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Wazzu since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Wazzu are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

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	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	40
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Wazzu 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
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Public Relations & Advertising

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
• Image Credit: By {} under License

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