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Communication & Media Studies at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

Communication & Media Studies at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

Every communication & 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 - La Crosse stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and approximately 10,531 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.

UW - La Crosse Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

UW - La Crosse Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at UW - La Crosse 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 UW - La Crosse

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

UW - La Crosse Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at UW - La Crosse 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 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 67
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication 81

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 - La Crosse.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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