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Communication & Media Studies at Northern Illinois University

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Communication & Media Studies at Northern Illinois University

Every communication and media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at Northern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 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.

NIU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications

NIU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

79% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 communications majors earned their master's degree from NIU. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from NIU, 79% 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 Northern Illinois University with a master's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Northern 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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