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Communications at University of Illinois at Chicago

Communications at University of Illinois at Chicago

What traits are you looking for in a communication arts school? To help you decide if University of Illinois at Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication arts program.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518.

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

UIC Communications Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts

UIC Communications Rankings

The communication arts major at UIC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communications. 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication arts, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Arts Student Demographics at UIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication arts majors at University of Illinois at Chicago.

UIC Communications Bachelor’s Program

72% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of communication arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in communication arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 51
White 25
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Communication Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication arts 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 University of Illinois at Chicago.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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