by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in Wisconsin” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Communications is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,001 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Wisconsin, there were 443 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 411 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,390 and $27,888 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in Wisconsin” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in communications. That schools that top this list have a program in communications in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in Wisconsin”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in Wisconsin list. This medium-sized school is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Communications Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in Wisconsin list. Located in Whitewater, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school handed out 114 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communications at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Parkside. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in Wisconsin. Located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this small public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carroll University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in Wisconsin list. Carroll University is located in Waukesha, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edgewood College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in Wisconsin list. This small school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in Wisconsin list. University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Communications at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
With a ranking of #7, Cardinal Stritch University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in Wisconsin list. Cardinal Stritch University is a small school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 9 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lakeland University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in Wisconsin ranking. This small school is located in Plymouth, Wisconsin, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in Wisconsin ranking. Located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 46 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.
Marquette University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in Wisconsin list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Carthage College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in Wisconsin ranking. Kenosha, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication arts degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Marian University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in Wisconsin list. Marian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. It awarded 0 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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