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Journalism at Washington and Lee University

Journalism at Washington and Lee University

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

Washington and Lee is located in Lexington, Virginia and approximately 2,183 students attend the school each year.

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

Washington and Lee Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Washington and Lee Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at Washington and Lee

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

Concentrations Within Journalism

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 VA, the home state for Washington and Lee University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Editors 3,450 $72,660
Writers and Authors 1,220 $68,600
Photographers 860 $37,420
Reporters and Correspondents 740 $49,530
Radio and Television Announcers 580 $43,660

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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