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Communication & Media Studies at Governors State University

Communication & Media Studies at Governors State University

If you plan to study communication & media studies, take a look at what Governors State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and has a total student population of 4,650.

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.

GSU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies
  • Master’s Degree in Media Studies

GSU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Media Studies Student Demographics at GSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the media studies majors at Governors State University.

GSU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of media studies master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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In the media studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Governors State University with a master's in media studies.

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

Careers That Media Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in media studies 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 Governors State University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
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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