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Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Western Illinois University

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Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Western Illinois University

If you are interested in studying radio, television and digital communication, you may want to check out the program at Western Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,490. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received their master's degree in digital communication.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Radio, Television & Digital Communication section at the bottom of this page.

WIU Radio, Television & Digital Communication Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Digital Communication

WIU Radio, Television & Digital Communication Rankings

Digital Communication Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Program

40% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Radio, Television & Digital Communication from WIU in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in digital communication each year. WIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a digital communication master's degree from WIU, 60% 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 Western Illinois University with a master's in digital communication.

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

Careers That Digital Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in digital communication 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
Producers and Directors 2,950 $77,960
Communications Professors 1,810 $78,810
Radio and Television Announcers 920 $52,020
Film and Video Editors 300 $64,820
Broadcast News Analysts 260 $76,260

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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