Communication & Media Studies at University of Wisconsin - River Falls

If you plan to study communication and media studies, take a look at what University of Wisconsin - River Falls has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW - River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and approximately 5,855 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 47 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from UW - River Falls.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at UW - River Falls compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools	44
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	194
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	353

Earnings of UW - River Falls Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - River Falls is $31,685. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students earned a bachelor's degree in communications from UW - River Falls. About 66% of these graduates were women and the other 34% were men.

About 91% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW - River Falls 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

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.