Communication & Media Studies at Illinois State University

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying communication & media studies, you may want to check out the program at Illinois State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and has a total student population of 20,720.

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.

Illinois State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Illinois State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Illinois State 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 Illinois State

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

Illinois State Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

52% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Illinois State since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Illinois State 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 Illinois State University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	120
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Illinois State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

80% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of communications master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Illinois State, 70% 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 Illinois State University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Illinois State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	155
Communication & Media Studies	71

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 Illinois State 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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