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Journalism at University of Wisconsin - Madison

If you plan to study journalism, take a look at what University of Wisconsin - Madison has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received their master's degree in journalism.

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

UW - Madison Journalism Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Journalism

UW - Madison Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Journalism Master’s Program

69% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 journalism majors earned their master's degree from UW - Madison. Of these graduates, 31% were men and 69% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in journalism 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
Editors 1,580 $48,630
Photographers 1,070 $34,750
Reporters and Correspondents 630 $34,180
Radio and Television Announcers 620 $53,020
Writers and Authors 560 $59,360

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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.

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