Communications at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

What traits are you looking for in a communication arts 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 communication arts program.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year.

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

UIUC Communications Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts
Master’s Degree in Communication Arts

UIUC Communications Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication arts, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Arts Student Demographics at UIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication arts majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

UIUC Communications Master’s Program

60% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of communication arts master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in communication arts each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the communication arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 41% 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 communication arts.

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

Careers That Communication Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication arts 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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