Communication & Media Studies at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee stacks up to those at other schools.

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,975 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee in 2021, 205 of them were communication and media studies majors.

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.

UWM Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

UWM Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at UWM 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.

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in communications from UWM. This makes it the #107 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from UWM Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UWM is $33,698. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 205 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communications from UWM in 2021, 35% were men and 65% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at UWM 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 - Milwaukee with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	145
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UWM Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 10 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UWM, about 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. UWM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UWM also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 - Milwaukee.

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 Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.