Communication & Media Studies at Eastern Illinois University

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every communication & media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at Eastern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and approximately 8,626 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.

EIU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
Master’s Degree in Communications

EIU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at EIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Communications Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

61% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at EIU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at EIU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

EIU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

67% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of communications master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from EIU, 89% 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 Eastern Illinois University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communications	52

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 Eastern 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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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