Communication & Journalism at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

If you plan to study communication and journalism, take a look at what Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and has a total student population of 12,860. In 2021, 101 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from SIUE.

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

SIUE Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

SIUE Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at SIUE 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 communication and journalism major at SIUE is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism. 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
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	260

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from SIUE. This makes it the #158 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at SIUE

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

SIUE Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 101 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Journalism from SIUE in 2020-2021, 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at SIUE since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at SIUE 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 Edwardsville with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	63
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

SIUE Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

The communication and journalism program at SIUE awarded 15 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from SIUE, 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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SIUE also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication and journalism concentations are available at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	116

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Education

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism 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 Edwardsville.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Public Relations Specialists	7,360	$66,220
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,160	$119,330
Editors	3,830	$62,590
Producers and Directors	2,950	$77,960
Photographers	2,600	$36,290

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
• Image Credit: By Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.