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Communication & Media Studies at Purdue University Northwest

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Communication & Media Studies at Purdue University Northwest

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Purdue University Northwest is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and approximately 9,363 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 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.

Purdue Northwest Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications

Purdue Northwest Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

73% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 11 students who graduated with a master’s in communications from Purdue Northwest in 2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

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In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 3
International Students 2
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 IN, the home state for Purdue University Northwest.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Public Relations Specialists 3,850 $53,870
Editors 1,110 $51,800
Reporters and Correspondents 820 $46,830
Radio and Television Announcers 510 $43,160

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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