Communication & Journalism at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

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

UW - Stevens Point is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 8,302. Of the 1,727 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point in 2021, 87 of them were communication and journalism majors.

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 - Stevens Point Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

UW - Stevens Point Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how UW - Stevens Point 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 communication and journalism major at UW - Stevens Point 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	76
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	376
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	376
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	433

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from UW - Stevens Point. This is the #377 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UW - Stevens Point

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

UW - Stevens Point Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from UW - Stevens Point. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - Stevens Point since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at UW - Stevens Point 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 - Stevens Point with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	65
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW - Stevens Point also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication and journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	87

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Education

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and 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 - Stevens Point.

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 self under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.