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Communication & Media Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

If you are interested in studying communication and media studies, you may want to check out the program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 308 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from UIUC.

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.

UIUC Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
  • Master’s Degree in Communications
  • Doctorate Degree in Communications

UIUC Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at UIUC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at UIUC 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools 12
Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools 12
15
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools 21

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in communications from UIUC. This makes it the #101 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from UIUC Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIUC is $38,661. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 19% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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Communications Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 308 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communications from UIUC in 2021, 37% were men and 63% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications 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 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications 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 communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 27
Black or African American 39
Hispanic or Latino 51
White 165
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

UIUC Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

100% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a master's degree in communications from UIUC. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UIUC, 73% 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 Urbana-Champaign with a master's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UIUC also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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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