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Speech Communication at Northern Illinois University

Speech Communication at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 students attend the school each year.

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

NIU Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

NIU Speech Communication Rankings

Speech Communication Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Speech Communication Master’s Program

100% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a speech communication master's degree from NIU, 75% 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 speech communication.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Speech Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in speech communication 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
Writers and Authors 1,880 $68,710
Communications Professors 1,810 $78,810
Radio and Television Announcers 920 $52,020
Public Address System Announcers 410 $29,430

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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