Communication & Media Studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study communication & media studies, 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 approximately 12,860 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.

SIUE Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

SIUE Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at SIUE 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 SIUE

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

SIUE Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at SIUE since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications 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 communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	57
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

SIUE Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

59% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of communications master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. SIUE does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	62
Speech Communication	54

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 Edwardsville.

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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