Wisconsin contains 31 schools that offer broadcasting programs. University of Wisconsin-Madison, the highest-ranking broadcasting school in WI, has a total student population of 41,654 and is the 23rd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 31 broadcasting schools in Wisconsin, only 9 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Carthage College comes out as the most expensive ($25,664/yr), with Gateway Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $220/yr.
Broadcasting students from Wisconsin schools who go on to become broadcast technicians, reporters, news reporters, news anchors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 31,220 people working as broadcast technicians alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $38,330. Also, Broadcast news analysts make on average $67,990 per year and there are about 5,820 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Wisconsin alone, there are 140 employed broadcast news analysts earning an average yearly salary of $79,610. Broadcast technicians in this state earn $34,820/yr and there are 430 employed.
Also, within the broadcasting schools in Wisconsin, the average student population is 3,620 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from broadcasting, there are 4047 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,987 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,857, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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