Communication Sciences at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,490. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 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.

WIU Communication Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences

WIU Communication Sciences Rankings

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Communication Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 communication sciences majors earned their master's degree from WIU. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication sciences each year. WIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from WIU, 95% 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 communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 Western Illinois University.

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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.