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Communications at Purdue University - Main Campus

Communications at Purdue University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a communication arts school? To help you decide if Purdue University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication arts program.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

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

Purdue Communications Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Purdue does offer online courses in communication arts for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Purdue Communications Rankings

The communication arts major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communications. 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 Arts Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication arts majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Communications Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of communication arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication arts at Purdue are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in communication arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 77
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Careers That Communication Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication arts 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 Purdue University - Main Campus.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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