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Communication Sciences at Northern Illinois University

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Communication Sciences at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received their master's degree in communication sciences.

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

NIU Communication Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences
  • Doctorate Degree in Communication Sciences

NIU Communication Sciences Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #63 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Communication Sciences Master’s Program

100% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of communication sciences master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from NIU, 80% 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 communication sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Communication Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication sciences 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
Health Specialties Professors 10,070 $105,140
Speech-Language Pathologists 6,820 $77,120
Audiologists 520 $86,990

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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