Journalism at Western Kentucky University

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a journalism school? To help you decide if Western Kentucky University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's journalism program.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517.

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

WKU Journalism Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

WKU Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at WKU 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 WKU

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

WKU Journalism Bachelor’s Program

43% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at WKU since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at WKU 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 Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Journalism

Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Broadcast Journalism	44
Photojournalism	11
General Journalism	10

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Editors	770	$44,050
Reporters and Correspondents	740	$50,190
Radio and Television Announcers	540	$39,180
Communications Professors	420	$68,530
Photographers	400	$36,390

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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