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Communication & Media Studies at Northeastern Illinois University

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Communication & Media Studies at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,119. Of the 1,365 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern Illinois University in 2021, 59 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.

Northeastern Illinois University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
  • Master’s Degree in Communications

Northeastern Illinois University Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Northeastern Illinois University 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 Northeastern Illinois University 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 Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools 78
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools 194
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 249
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 489

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in communications from Northeastern Illinois University. This makes it the #79 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Northeastern Illinois University Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northeastern Illinois University is $30,555. This is less than $32,435, which is the national average of all communications majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Communications Student Demographics at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Northeastern Illinois University. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Northeastern Illinois University since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Northeastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 17
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Northeastern Illinois University Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

79% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 14 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Media Studies from Northeastern Illinois University in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

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In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northeastern Illinois University with a master's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Northeastern Illinois University 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 IL, the home state for Northeastern Illinois 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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