Communication & Media Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
If you plan to study communication & media studies, take a look at what University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679.
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.
UIUC Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
- Master’s Degree in Communications
UIUC Communication & Media Studies Rankings
There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Communications Student Demographics at UIUC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
UIUC Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program
In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in communications.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies
If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Communications | 19 |
Related Majors
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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
| 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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
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More about our data sources and methodologies.
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