Communication & Journalism at Western Colorado University

If you plan to study communication and journalism, take a look at what Western Colorado University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and approximately 3,203 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Western.

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

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	414
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	573
	586
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	586
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	691
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	744

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Western

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

Western Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

The communication and journalism program at Western awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Western since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Western 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 Colorado University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication and journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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

Related Majors

• History
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Education

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Draconrex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.