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Communication & Media Studies at Northwestern University

Communication & Media Studies at Northwestern University

If you plan to study communication & media studies, take a look at what Northwestern University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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.

Northwestern Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Northwestern Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Northwestern 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 18
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 37
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at Northwestern University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication 207

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 Northwestern 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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