Journalism Schools In Wisconsin
Wisconsin has 6 accredited journalism schools where journalism faculty who teach journalism classes can find employment. The trends in Wisconsin's journalism academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in journalism includes journalism training at the following levels:
- Bachelors degree in Journalism
- Masters degree in Journalism
Schools
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Wisconsin Vs. National Journalism Employment
| Wisconsin | 2,000 |
| National | 105,350 |
Approximately 2% of the country's journalism professionals work in Wisconsin state.
Employment Growth for Journalism professionals In Wisconsin
| 1,960 | 2,160 | 2,200 | 2,290 | 2,000 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Wisconsin, journalism is a growing field. In 2010 there were 40 more journalism professionals working in Wisconsin than there were in 2006. Thus, in Wisconsin, this field has grown by 2% in four years. This is slower than the trend for journalism professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of journalism professionals has shrunk by 12% between 2006 and 2010.
Journalism VS. All Professions salaries in Wisconsin
| $38,367 | $42,817 | $23,790 | $49,147 | $48,207 |
| $43,308 | $43,685 | $45,556 | $47,117 | $48,374 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Journalism
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to journalism professionals are growing in Wisconsin. Journalism professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $38,367 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $48,207 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Journalism professionals in Wisconsin
10th percentile |
$23,503 |
25th percentile |
$30,553 |
50th percentile |
$40,937 |
75th percentile |
$57,083 |
90th percentile |
$77,220 |
Thus, there was a 20% growth in journalism professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Wisconsin state, within the field of journalism, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid journalism professionals earn 229% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Journalism professionals and related professions in Wisconsin
Communications |
$40,172 |
Creative Writing |
$49,930 |
Journalism |
$48,207 |
Journalism professionals in Wisconsin earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Journalism programs available for each degree type for all schools in Wisconsin
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
7 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 9 |
The number of students graduating from the 6 accredited journalism schools in Wisconsin is decreasing. In 2006 there were 589 journalism graduates from journalism courses in Wisconsin and in 2010 there were 424 graduates.
Thus there was a 28% percent decrease in the number of journalism school degree or certificate graduates in Wisconsin. A majority of these graduates, or 78%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism.