Communication & Journalism at Westfield State University

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

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,395. In 2021, 76 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from Westfield.

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.

Westfield Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Westfield Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Westfield compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Westfield 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
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	204
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	307
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	373
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	559

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Westfield

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

Westfield Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 76 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Journalism from Westfield in 2020-2021, 37% were men and 63% were women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Westfield since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Westfield 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 Westfield State University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Westfield 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

Communication & 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 Westfield State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	76

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• 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 MA, the home state for Westfield State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Public Relations Specialists	7,040	$68,610
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,090	$131,460
Community Health Workers	3,660	$44,500
Producers and Directors	3,250	$70,480

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.