Communication & Media Studies at Illinois State University

Every communication and 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 Illinois State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and has a total student population of 20,720. Of the 4,745 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University in 2021, 182 of them were communication and media studies majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Illinois State 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	118

In 2021, 44 students received their master’s degree in communications from Illinois State. This makes it the #17 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Illinois State Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Illinois State is $37,645. This is 16% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 182 communications majors earned their bachelor's degree from Illinois State. Of these graduates, 47% were men and 53% were 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 11% more men than average.

About 77% 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	1
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	140
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Illinois State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 44 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Media Studies from Illinois State in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Illinois State, 57% were white. This is typical 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	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	25
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Illinois State also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Public Relations & Advertising

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
• Image Credit: By Willjay under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.