Journalism at West Virginia University

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

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 Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

WVU Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Journalism

WVU Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at WVU 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 WVU

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

WVU Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at WVU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in 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 journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	132
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

WVU Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in journalism each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from WVU, 57% were white. This is typical 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 journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Journalism

If you plan to be a journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
General Journalism	176

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• Communication & Media Studies

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Communications Professors	330	$51,150
Reporters and Correspondents	260	$38,260
Radio and Television Announcers	200	$28,210
Editors	170	$52,910
Writers and Authors	130	$64,480

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.