Communication & Media Studies at Purdue University Northwest

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying communication & media studies, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University Northwest. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and has a total student population of 9,363.

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.

Purdue Northwest Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Purdue Northwest Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Purdue 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.

Communications Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

74% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Purdue Northwest 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 Purdue University Northwest with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Purdue Northwest Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

40% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of communications master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. Purdue Northwest does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Purdue Northwest, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Purdue University Northwest. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	75

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 Purdue 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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