Communication & Media Studies at Eastern Illinois University

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Eastern Illinois University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received their master's degree in communications.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.

EIU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communications

EIU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at EIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Eastern Illinois University.

EIU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who graduated with a master’s in communications from EIU in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications each year. EIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from EIU, 82% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Public Relations Specialists	7,360	$66,220
Editors	3,830	$62,590
Writers and Authors	1,880	$68,710
Communications Professors	1,810	$78,810
Reporters and Correspondents	1,260	$53,610

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.