General Journalism at Washtenaw Community College

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

Washtenaw Community College is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 11,140 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

Washtenaw Community College General Journalism Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Journalism

Washtenaw Community College General Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at Washtenaw Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at Washtenaw Community College.

Washtenaw Community College General Journalism Associate’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of journalism associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in journalism only graduates about 34% men each year. The program at Washtenaw Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in journalism at Washtenaw Community College are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Washtenaw Community College with a associate's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Broadcast Journalism

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 MI, the home state for Washtenaw Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Reporters and Correspondents	1,190	$47,110
Writers and Authors	1,120	$60,850
Communications Professors	900	$71,770

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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