Communication Sciences at Eastern Illinois University

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 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. Of the 1,076 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Illinois University in 2021, 14 of them were communication sciences majors.

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.

EIU Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

EIU Communication Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication sciences progam at EIU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication sciences major at EIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication Sciences. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	124
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	205

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from EIU. This makes it the #111 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from EIU. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences 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 communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

EIU Communication Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 32 communication sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from EIU, about 13% were men and 88% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication sciences each year. EIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from EIU, 97% 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 communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

EIU also has a doctoral program available in communication sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

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 Eastern 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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.