Western Illinois University BA in General Journalism

3 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

General Journalism is a concentration offered under the journalism major at Western Illinois University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in journalism, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:

Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
References

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Journalism from WIU Cost?

$13,104 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

WIU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at WIU paid an average of $290 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,712	$8,712
Fees	$4,392	$4,392
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$9,800	$9,800
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,230	$2,230

Learn more about WIU tuition and fees.

Does WIU Offer an Online BA in Journalism?

Online degrees for the WIU journalism bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WIU Online Learning page.

WIU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Journalism

3 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

33.3% Women

100.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 3 bachelor’s degrees in journalism awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 33.3% of the journalism students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 66.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

All of the journalism bachelor’s degree recipients at WIU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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.