University of Wisconsin - Madison BA in General Journalism

233 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

General Journalism is a concentration offered under the journalism major at University of Wisconsin - Madison. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in journalism, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
References

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Journalism from UW - Madison Cost?

$10,742 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

UW - Madison Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UW - Madison paid an average of $1,548 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $386 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,273	$37,161
Fees	$1,469	$1,469
Books and Supplies	$1,150	$1,150
On Campus Room and Board	$12,200	$12,200
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,066	$3,066

Learn more about UW - Madison tuition and fees.

Does UW - Madison Offer an Online BA in Journalism?

Online degrees for the UW - Madison journalism bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UW - Madison Online Learning page.

UW - Madison Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Journalism

233 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

76.0% Women

12.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 233 bachelor’s degrees in journalism awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 76.0% of the journalism students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.0% of the journalism bachelor’s degrees at UW - Madison in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
Native American or Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	194
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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*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.