Communication & Journalism at Widener University

Every communication and journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication and journalism program at Widener University stacks up to those at other schools.

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,150 students attend the school each year. Of the 711 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Widener University in 2021, 24 of them were communication and journalism majors.

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.

Widener Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Widener Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

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 Widener 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
	466
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	580

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Widener

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

Widener Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication and journalism from Widener in 2021, 42% were men and 58% 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 Widener since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication and journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Widener 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	13
Journalism	11

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Education
• Psychology

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 PA, the home state for Widener University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Public Relations Specialists	8,390	$61,510
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Producers and Directors	2,700	$76,050
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550

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 User:Smallbones at English Wikipedia. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.