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Journalism at Western Michigan University

Journalism at Western Michigan University

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

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 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.

WMU Journalism Degrees Available

WMU Journalism Rankings

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 Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General 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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Editors 1,670 $58,150
Reporters and Correspondents 1,190 $47,110
Writers and Authors 1,120 $60,850
Communications Professors 900 $71,770

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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