Communication & Media Studies at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

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 - Oshkosh stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Oshkosh is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 15,314. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from UW Oshkosh.

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 Oshkosh Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

UW Oshkosh Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how UW Oshkosh performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at UW Oshkosh 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	116
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	268
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	325

How Much Do Communications Graduates from UW Oshkosh Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Oshkosh is $42,076. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 30% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at UW Oshkosh

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

UW Oshkosh Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 54 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communications from UW Oshkosh in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UW Oshkosh since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications 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 communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW Oshkosh also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Public Relations & Advertising
• 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 - Oshkosh.

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 Royalbroil under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.