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Communication & Journalism at Western Colorado University

Communication & Journalism at Western Colorado University

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

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and approximately 3,203 students attend the school each year.

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.

Western Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Western Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Western 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 Western

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

Western Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% 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 Western since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Colorado University with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication & journalism concentations are available at Western Colorado University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Colorado University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 15

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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Managers 8,940 $138,490
Public Relations Specialists 5,180 $66,510
Editors 2,010 $59,120
Producers and Directors 1,710 $68,290
Technical Writers 1,240 $80,250

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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