Communication & Journalism at Indiana University - Northwest

What traits are you looking for in a communication and journalism school? To help you decide if Indiana University - Northwest is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication and journalism program.

IU Northwest is located in Gary, Indiana and has a total student population of 3,801. In 2021, 14 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from IU Northwest.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

IU Northwest Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

IU Northwest Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at IU Northwest 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 communication and journalism major at IU Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism. 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 & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	482
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	764

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at IU Northwest

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Indiana University - Northwest.

IU Northwest Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Journalism from IU Northwest in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at IU Northwest are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication and journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Indiana University - Northwest with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

IU Northwest also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication and journalism 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 Indiana University - Northwest. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	14

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Education

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism 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 - Northwest.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$53,870
Community Health Workers	1,630	$42,000
Editors	1,110	$51,800

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 Lord dumbello under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.