Communication & Media Studies at Indiana University - Northwest

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

IU Northwest is located in Gary, Indiana and approximately 3,801 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 14 communications 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 & Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.

IU Northwest Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

IU Northwest Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications 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 communications major at IU Northwest 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	480
	538
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	562
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	612

How Much Do Communications Graduates from IU Northwest Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at IU Northwest is $27,538. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

Communications Student Demographics at IU Northwest

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

IU Northwest Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a bachelor's degree in communications from IU Northwest. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications 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 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications 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 communications.

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 communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 - Northwest.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lord dumbello under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.