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Communication & Media Studies at University of Wisconsin - River Falls

Communication & Media Studies at University of Wisconsin - River Falls

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - River Falls is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

UW - River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and approximately 5,855 students attend the school each year.

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 - River Falls Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

UW - River Falls Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at UW - River Falls 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.

Communications Student Demographics at UW - River Falls

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

UW - River Falls Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at UW - River Falls 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 - River Falls with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 36
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - River Falls. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication 47

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 - River Falls.

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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