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Communication & Media Studies at Western Illinois University

Communication & Media Studies at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year.

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.

WIU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

WIU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at WIU

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at Western Illinois University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 Western Illinois University.

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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