Communication & Media Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 students attend the school each year.

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.

SIUC Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

SIUC Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at SIUC 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

48% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at SIUC since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in communications.

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

SIUC Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of communications master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. SIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from SIUC, 75% 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	34
Other Communication & Media Studies	4
Communication & Media Studies	3

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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