Communication & Journalism at North Central College

If you are interested in studying communication & journalism, you may want to check out the program at North Central College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

North Central is located in Naperville, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,832.

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.

North Central Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

North Central Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at North Central 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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at North Central

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at North Central College.

North Central Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical communication & journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at North Central since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at North Central are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from North Central College with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication & journalism concentations are available at North Central College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from North Central College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	12
Public Relations & Advertising	11
Journalism	6
Communication & Media Studies	2

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• English Language & Literature

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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 IL, the home state for North Central College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Public Relations Specialists	7,360	$66,220
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,160	$119,330
Editors	3,830	$62,590
Producers and Directors	2,950	$77,960
Photographers	2,600	$36,290

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 Quadrahex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.