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Communication & Media Studies at Northwestern University

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Communication & Media Studies at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 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.

Northwestern Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications
  • Doctorate Degree in Communications

Northwestern Communication & Media Studies Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

82% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 92 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Northwestern, about 18% were men and 82% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 16
International Students 22
Other Races/Ethnicities 39

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 Northwestern 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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