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Journalism at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received their master's degree in journalism.

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

WVU Journalism Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Journalism

WVU Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at WVU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at West Virginia University.

WVU Journalism Master’s Program

83% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The journalism program at WVU awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

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Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from WVU, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Communications Professors 330 $51,150
Reporters and Correspondents 260 $38,260
Radio and Television Announcers 200 $28,210
Editors 170 $52,910
Writers and Authors 130 $64,480

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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