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Communications at Eastern Illinois University

Communications at Eastern Illinois University

If you are interested in studying communications, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and approximately 8,626 students attend the school each year.

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

EIU Communications Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts
  • Master’s Degree in Communication Arts

EIU Communications Rankings

Communication Arts Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Communications Master’s Program

67% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of communication arts master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a communication arts master's degree from EIU, 89% 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 communication arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 16
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Communication Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication arts 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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