Journalism at Western New England University

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

Western New England is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 3,673. Of the 613 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western New England University in 2021, 4 of them were journalism majors.

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

Western New England Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Western New England Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks journalism programs across the country. The following shows how Western New England performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The journalism major at Western New England 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Journalism Schools	276

Journalism Student Demographics at Western New England

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

Western New England Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from Western New England. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Western New England 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 New England University with a bachelor's in journalism.

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

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

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 MA, the home state for Western New England University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Editors	3,160	$89,280
Writers and Authors	1,490	$70,000
Photographers	1,220	$65,090
Reporters and Correspondents	1,050	$53,140
Communications Professors	530	$79,930

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 Bpayne4001 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.