If you are interested in pursuing communications, you may want to consider attending one of the 3 communications schools in Madison, Wisconsin. Madison has a general population of 208,054 and an overall student population of 79,229. Approximately 44,623 of Madison's students are enrolled in schools that offer communications programs.
Of the 3 communications schools in Madison, the largest communications school, by student population, is University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 2010, approximately 271 students graduated from the Communications program at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
A reported 305 students graduated with credentials in communications in Madison in 2010. If you decide to join their ranks, you can expect to pay an average of $25,989 per year in tuition if you are eligible for instate tuition. Out of state tuition for all Madison communications schools was an average of $33,363 per year in 2009.
You should also anticipate spending about $780 for communications related books and supplies every year. And if you live on campus, you will face an additional expense of $7,129 per year, on average, for room and board at Madison-based communications schools. Students who live at home can cut this cost down to approximately $18,224.
Many communications graduates choose to work as communications professionals after graduation. If you choose to follow that path and remain in Madison, your job prospects are not very good. In 2010, there were 2,420 communications professionals in Wisconsin. Of these communications professionals, 500 were working in the greater Madison area. By the year 2018, the number of communications professionals is expected to decrease by -3% in Madison. This anticipated change is slower than the projected nationwide trend for communications professionals.
The average salary you can expect to earn as a communications professional in Madison is $45,570 per year, which is higher than the average for communications professionals state-wide.
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Address:
500 Lincoln Dr, Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1380
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Edgewood College
Address:
1000 Edgewood College Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53711-1997
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Madison Media Institute
Address:
2702 Agriculture Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53718
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree