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Journalism at West Texas A&M University

Journalism at West Texas A&M University

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

West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and approximately 10,036 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.

West Texas A&M University Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

West Texas A&M University Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at West Texas A&M University 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 West Texas A&M University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at West Texas A&M University.

West Texas A&M University Journalism Bachelor’s Program

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at West Texas A&M University since its program graduates 65% more men than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at West Texas A&M University 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 West Texas A&M University with a bachelor's in journalism.

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

Concentrations Within Journalism

The following journalism concentations are available at West Texas A&M University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Texas A&M University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Broadcast Journalism 8

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 TX, the home state for West Texas A&M University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Editors 5,490 $72,300
Photographers 3,070 $34,160
Communications Professors 2,460 $68,900
Radio and Television Announcers 2,320 $50,530
Reporters and Correspondents 2,210 $45,910

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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