2023 Most Well Attended Communication & Journalism Major in Wisconsin for a Doctorate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Communication & Journalism Major in Wisconsin for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 120,571 people earned their degree in communication and journalism, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,266 and had an average of $24,758 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 2,294 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,057 and $26,953 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,274 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Communication & Journalism Major in Wisconsin for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in communication and journalism. To top this list, a school must have a successful communication and journalism program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended Communication & Journalism Major in Wisconsin for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin doctor’s degree communication & journalism students.

Top 2 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in Wisconsin

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University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, Wisconsin

#1 overall quality in Wisconsin

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Communication & Journalism Major in Wisconsin for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 11 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Communication & Journalism Report

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#13 overall quality in Wisconsin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communication & Journalism Major in Wisconsin for a Doctorate list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Josh Hallett.