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Communication & Media Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Communication & Media Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - Madison is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received their master's degree in communications.

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

UW - Madison Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications
  • Doctorate Degree in Communications

UW - Madison Communication & Media Studies Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at UW - Madison

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at University of Wisconsin - Madison.

UW - Madison Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

71% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in communications from UW - Madison. About 29% were men and 71% were women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UW - Madison, 57% 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 University of Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Public Relations Specialists 3,860 $61,060
Editors 1,580 $48,630
Reporters and Correspondents 630 $34,180
Radio and Television Announcers 620 $53,020
Writers and Authors 560 $59,360

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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