by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Wisconsin” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 13,552 people earned their degree in journalism, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,953 and had an average of $23,734 in loans still to pay off.
Across Wisconsin, there were 326 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,550 and $24,458 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 312 journalism 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 Journalism Major in Wisconsin” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in journalism. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their journalism program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Wisconsin” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin bachelor’s degree journalism students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large school located in Whitewater, Wisconsin that handed out 55 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Wisconsin. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 196 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Journalism at University of Wisconsin - Madison
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Wisconsin list. Marquette University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Wisconsin. UW Oshkosh is a public institution located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is a public institution located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - River Falls ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Wisconsin list. UW - River Falls is a public institution located in River Falls, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Marian University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Wisconsin ranking. Marian University is a small school located in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin that handed out 0 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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