Communication & Media Studies at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Every communication and media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee stacks up to those at other schools.

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

UWM Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

UWM Communication & Media Studies Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 10 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UWM, about 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications each year. UWM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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 - Milwaukee.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.