Undergraduate Journalism at University of West Georgia

Here is an overview of this program at University of West Georgia. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level. It ranks as high as #6 out of 7 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees

University of West Georgia Undergraduate Journalism Rankings

#189 in the U.S.

#6 in Georgia

#39 in the Southeast Region

By College Factual’s measure, University of West Georgia as a strong choice for journalism, ranked #189 out of 203 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Journalism Schools	189 of 203
Best Journalism Schools in Georgia	6 of 7
Best Journalism Schools in the Southeast Region	39 of 46

Undergraduate Journalism Degrees at University of West Georgia

The following degree levels are offered in journalism at University of West Georgia, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	69

University of West Georgia Journalism Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of West Georgia handed out 69 bachelor’s degrees in journalism.

Bachelor’s Rankings

University of West Georgia is a solid choice among schools offering journalism at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #6 out of 7 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia	6
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	37
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	166

Salary of Journalism Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$40,309 Bachelor's Median Salary

Journalism graduates with a bachelor’s degree from University of West Georgia earn a median of $40,309 a year. This is lower than $57,490, the median for all majors at University of West Georgia.

Student Debt of Journalism Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$27,000 Bachelor's Median Debt

While getting their bachelor’s degree at University of West Georgia, journalism graduates take on a median debt of $27,000 in student loans. This is higher than $26,789, the typical median for all majors at University of West Georgia.

Student debt for Journalism majors with a bachelor's degree at University of West Georgia

University of West Georgia Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$6,088 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$27,000 Average Student Debt

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,371	$16,200
Fees	$1,600	$1,600

Learn more about University of West Georgia tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of journalism bachelor’s degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

The majority of journalism bachelor’s degree graduates at University of West Georgia are White. About 49% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of West Georgia with a bachelor’s in journalism.

Ethnic diversity of Journalism majors at University of West Georgia

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	34
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	2

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.