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Journalism at Wisconsin

Wisconsin graduates about 208 journalism majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 1st of 271 schools we score for journalism, a standout program at 100 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $76,000 four years out, 1.30× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $12 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

100/100Standout#1 of 271 for journalism →
Graduates a year2082% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$76,0001.30× the same major nationally
Research in the field$12Ma year, NSF
Admit rate45%whole school
SAT middle 50%1400–1490whole school

Around Wisconsin

By Babcock Hall at Linden Drive / Babcock Drive on the University of Wisconsin–M
Plaque about the first reliable test of milk quality (53939412283)Photo: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States · CC BY 2.0 · source
Babcock Hall
Babcock Hall - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source
Hiram Smith Hall and Annex
Hiram Smith Hall and Annex - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source
Agricultural Heating station
Agricultural Heating station - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source

Where journalism happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Vilas Communication Hall.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 145 · Dorm 28 · Student housing 23 · Athletics 12 · Arts 7 · Chapel 6.

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Nearby in the journalism ranking

  1. University of Southern California 97
  2. Syracuse University 95
  3. Arizona State University 95
  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 93

Other strong majors at Wisconsin

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Wisconsin with every school we score in journalism. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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