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General Journalism at University of Wisconsin - Madison

General Journalism at University of Wisconsin - Madison

If you are interested in studying general journalism, you may want to check out the program at University of Wisconsin - Madison. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 General Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

UW - Madison General Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
  • Master’s Degree in Journalism

UW - Madison General Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at UW - Madison is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Journalism. 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.

Journalism Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison General Journalism Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism 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 journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 176
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

UW - Madison General Journalism Master’s Program

67% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 6
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in journalism 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
Editors 1,580 $48,630
Reporters and Correspondents 630 $34,180
Writers and Authors 560 $59,360
Communications Professors 500 $79,870
Broadcast News Analysts 70 $91,770

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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