Communication & Media Studies at Marquette University

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 Marquette University stacks up to those at other schools.

Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 11,550 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Marquette.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Marquette compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	62
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	115

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in communications from Marquette. This makes it the #48 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Marquette Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Marquette is $38,485. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 19% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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, 32% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

About 68% 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	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Marquette Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 20 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Marquette, about 15% were men and 85% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Marquette, 75% 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	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Marquette also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.