Communication & Journalism at West Virginia Wesleyan College

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

West Virginia Wesleyan is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia and has a total student population of 1,066.

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.

West Virginia Wesleyan Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

West Virginia Wesleyan Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at West Virginia Wesleyan 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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at West Virginia Wesleyan

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

West Virginia Wesleyan Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% 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 West Virginia Wesleyan since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at West Virginia Wesleyan 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 Wesleyan College with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia Wesleyan College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	6
Communication & Media Studies	1

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• English Language & Literature
• Social Sciences

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 Wesleyan College.

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
• Image Credit: By Fryeguy91 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.