Communications at Marquette University

What traits are you looking for in a communication arts school? To help you decide if Marquette University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication arts program.

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 Communications section at the bottom of this page.

Marquette Communications Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts
• Master’s Degree in Communication Arts

Marquette Communications Rankings

The communication arts major at Marquette is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communications. 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.

Communication Arts Student Demographics at Marquette

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

Marquette Communications Bachelor’s Program

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

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication arts 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 communication arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Marquette Communications Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of communication arts master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in communication arts each year. Marquette does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication arts 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 communication arts.

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

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies

Careers That Communication Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication arts 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.