Communication & Journalism at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

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

UW Oshkosh is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and approximately 15,314 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

UW Oshkosh Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Communication & Journalism (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

UW Oshkosh Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at UW Oshkosh is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & 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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UW Oshkosh

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

UW Oshkosh Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical communication & journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UW Oshkosh since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at UW Oshkosh 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 - Oshkosh with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	92
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	54
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	38
Public Relations & Advertising	24
Journalism	18

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History
• English Language & Literature

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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 - Oshkosh.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Public Relations Specialists	3,860	$61,060
Editors	1,580	$48,630
Producers and Directors	1,360	$57,110
Photographers	1,070	$34,750

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 Royalbroil under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.