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Communication & Journalism at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Communication & Journalism at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year.

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.

UIUC Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

UIUC Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at UIUC 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.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication & journalism, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

UIUC Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at UIUC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication & journalism 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 Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 40
Black or African American 74
Hispanic or Latino 96
White 271
International Students 33
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

UIUC Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

65% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in communication & journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 18
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication & journalism concentations are available at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 327
Public Relations & Advertising 247
Journalism 53

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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