University of West Georgia BA in General Journalism

131 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

General Journalism is a concentration offered under the journalism major at University of West Georgia. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in journalism, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Journalism from University of West Georgia Cost?

$6,521 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

University of West Georgia Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at University of West Georgia was $643 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $182 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,371	$15,426
Fees	$2,150	$2,150
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$10,340	$10,340
On Campus Other Expenses	$7,294	$7,294

Learn more about University of West Georgia tuition and fees.

Does University of West Georgia Offer an Online BA in Journalism?

University of West Georgia does not offer an online option for its journalism bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the University of West Georgia Online Learning page.

University of West Georgia Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Journalism

131 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

65.6% Women

55.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 131 students received their bachelor’s degree in journalism. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in journalism in 2019-2020, 65.6% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 66.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 55.7% of journalism bachelor’s degree recipients at University of West Georgia in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	63
Hispanic or Latino	8
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	56
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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*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.