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Communication & Media Studies at Indiana University - East

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Communication & Media Studies at Indiana University - East

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

IU East is located in Richmond, Indiana and approximately 3,434 students attend the school each year. Of the 767 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University - East in 2021, 42 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.

IU East Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

IU East Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at IU East compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at IU East 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
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 131
164
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 183
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 346
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools 359

How Much Do Communications Graduates from IU East Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at IU East is $36,033. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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Communications Student Demographics at IU East

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

IU East Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 communications majors earned their bachelor's degree from IU East. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at IU East 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 Indiana University - East with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - East.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Public Relations Specialists 3,850 $53,870
Editors 1,110 $51,800
Reporters and Correspondents 820 $46,830
Radio and Television Announcers 510 $43,160

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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