Career information

A journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has weight. It is not only an internationally-recognized institution in its own right, but the journalism program has a long history of producing some of the top communicators in the professional sector.

In our last survey of recent undergraduate degree recipients, we found the following:

• 62% found a job within three months of graduation
• 89% were employed within six months
• 87% were working in a job directly related to their degree
• 9.6% were attending graduate or law school

Of those surveyed, two-thirds said they were “Very” or “Moderately” satisfied with their first job, and only half remained in the Midwest, specifically in Wisconsin, Illinois or Minnesota. Our graduates were working at a wide range of jobs, including:

• Advertising agency 19.5%
• Daily newspaper 10.5%
• Internet media 8.8%
• Radio station 7.7%
• Non-media company 7.0%
• Corporate Communications 7.0%
• TV station 6.3%
• PR agency 4.9%

Our graduates earn a range of salaries (all figures are average annual):

• Advertising agency $21,600
• Non-media company $22,000
• Newspaper $25,200
• Internet media $20,800
• TV station $16,300
• PR agency $20,800
• Corporate Communications $24,400
• Radio station $16,200