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Communications at University of Illinois at Springfield

Communications at University of Illinois at Springfield

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

UIS is located in Springfield, Illinois and approximately 4,146 students attend the school each year.

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

UIS Communications Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts
  • Master’s Degree in Communication Arts

UIS Communications Rankings

The communication arts major at UIS 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.

Communication Arts Student Demographics at UIS

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

UIS Communications Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of communication arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical communication arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UIS since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication arts at UIS 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 University of Illinois at Springfield with a bachelor's in communication arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UIS Communications Master’s Program

71% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of communication arts master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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Of the students who received a communication arts master's degree from UIS, 71% 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 University of Illinois at Springfield with a master's in communication arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Springfield.

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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