Communication & Media Studies at Marquette University

If you plan to study communication & media studies, take a look at what Marquette University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 11,550 students attend the school each year.

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.

Marquette Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• Master’s Degree in Communications

Marquette Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Marquette is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Communications Student Demographics at Marquette

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

Marquette Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Marquette are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Marquette University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Marquette Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of communications master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. Marquette does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Marquette, 69% 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 Marquette University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at Marquette University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Marquette University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communications	44
Communication & Media Studies	1

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Public Relations & Advertising

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 Marquette University.

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 scottfeldstein under License

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