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Undergraduate Journalism at Western Washington University

Here is an overview of this program at Western Washington University. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level. It ranks as high as #3 out of 4 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees

Western Washington University Undergraduate Journalism Rankings

College Factual rates Western Washington University among the top schools in the country for journalism, placing at #42 out of 203 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Journalism Schools	42 of 203
Best Journalism Schools in Washington	3 of 4

Undergraduate Journalism Degrees at Western Washington University

The table below lists every degree level granted in journalism at Western Washington University, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	45

Western Washington University Journalism Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Western Washington University awarded 45 bachelor’s degrees in journalism.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Western Washington University ranks competitively among schools offering journalism at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #3 out of 4 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	3
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	9
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39

Salary of Journalism Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Journalism graduates with a bachelor’s degree from Western Washington University earn a median of $50,965 a year. This is below $52,721, the median for all majors at Western Washington University.

Student Debt of Journalism Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Earning a bachelor’s degree at Western Washington University, journalism graduates take on a median debt of $18,075 in student loans. This is lower than $20,258, the typical median for all majors at Western Washington University.

Western Washington University Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,572	$27,365
Fees	$1,342	$1,342

Learn more about Western Washington University tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of journalism bachelor’s degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

The largest share of journalism bachelor’s degree graduates at Western Washington University were White. Roughly 82% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	37
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	4

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha'Eri under License More about our data sources and methodologies.