Communications at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every communications school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication arts program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679.

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

UIUC Communications Degrees Available

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

UIUC Communications Rankings

The communication arts major at UIUC 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication arts, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Arts Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Communications Bachelor’s Program

62% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of communication arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% 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 UIUC since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in communication arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	45
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	114
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UIUC Communications Master’s Program

60% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of communication arts master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in communication arts each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the communication arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 41% better 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 master's in communication arts.

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

Communication & Media Studies

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 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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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