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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. In 2021, 8 journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from WMU.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

WMU Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at WMU 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 WMU

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

WMU Journalism Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from WMU. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at WMU 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 Michigan University with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

WMU also has a doctoral program available in journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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