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Communication & Media Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Communication & Media Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640.

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 - Madison Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at UW - Madison 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.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at UW - Madison 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 - Madison with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 213
International Students 28
Other Races/Ethnicities 22

UW - Madison Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

83% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of communications master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UW - Madison, 83% 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 University of Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - Madison. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication 326
Communication & Media Studies 8

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 - Madison.

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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