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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in Wisconsin

8 Ranked Colleges
317 Degrees Awarded
$25,550 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Communication Sciences is the 47th most popular major in the country with 22,298 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,173 and had an average of $22,255 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 585 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,514 and $24,610 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 317 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,390 and $27,888 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful communication sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin bachelor’s degree communication sciences students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 86 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s. Located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 75 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication sciences students in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a fairly large school located in Whitewater, Wisconsin that handed out 41 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a medium-sized school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin that handed out 30 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - River Falls did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. UW - River Falls is a public institution located in River Falls, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 - River Falls Communication Sciences Report

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized school located in Mequon, Wisconsin that handed out 13 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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