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Communication & Journalism at West Virginia University

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every communication & journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication & journalism program at West Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269.

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

WVU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at WVU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WVU offers distance education options for communication & journalism at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

WVU Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at WVU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in communication & journalism, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at WVU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at West Virginia University.

WVU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical communication & journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at WVU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at WVU 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 Virginia University with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	178
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

WVU Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

75% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication & journalism master's degree from WVU, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Virginia University with a master's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	133
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Journalism	176
Communication & Media Studies	101
Public Relations & Advertising	93

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Community Health Workers	740	$34,080
Communications Professors	330	$51,150
Public Relations Specialists	310	$62,310
Reporters and Correspondents	260	$38,260

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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