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Communication & Media Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Communication & Media Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679. 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.

UIUC Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications
  • Doctorate 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

100% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of communications master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UIUC, 73% 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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