Communication & Journalism at Wisconsin Lutheran College

What traits are you looking for in a communication and journalism school? To help you decide if Wisconsin Lutheran College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication and journalism program.

WLC is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 1,166. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from WLC.

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.

WLC Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

WLC Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at WLC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 WLC 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
	23
	26
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	157
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	175
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	650
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	1,087

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at WLC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Wisconsin Lutheran College.

WLC Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 communication and journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from WLC. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at WLC since its program graduates 24% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at WLC 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 Wisconsin Lutheran College with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WLC 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	10

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• 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 Wisconsin Lutheran College.

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 txnetstars under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.