Communication Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Every communication sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication sciences program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received their master's degree in communication sciences.

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

UIUC Communication Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Communication Sciences

UIUC Communication Sciences Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #80 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Communication Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 communication sciences majors earned their master's degree from UIUC. Of these graduates, 7% were men and 93% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication sciences each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from UIUC, 78% 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 communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Public Health

Careers That Communication Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication sciences 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
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Speech-Language Pathologists	6,820	$77,120
Audiologists	520	$86,990

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
• Image Credit: By Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.