Communication & Media Studies at Purdue University Northwest

Every communication and media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at Purdue University Northwest stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and has a total student population of 9,363. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Purdue Northwest.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Purdue Northwest compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	32
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	166
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	296
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	452

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in communications from Purdue Northwest. This makes it the #101 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Purdue Northwest Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue Northwest is $31,096. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

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

Of the 64 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Media Studies from Purdue Northwest in 2020-2021, 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue Northwest since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 52% 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. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Purdue University Northwest with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	33
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Purdue Northwest Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 communications majors earned their master's degree from Purdue Northwest. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Purdue Northwest also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.