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Communication & Journalism (Other) at Western Illinois University

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Communication & Journalism (Other) at Western Illinois University

If you plan to study communication and journalism (other), take a look at what Western Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,490. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in other communications from WIU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Journalism (Other) section at the bottom of this page.

WIU Communication & Journalism (Other) Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Other Communications

WIU Communication & Journalism (Other) Rankings

The other communications major at WIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism (Other). 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.

Other Communications Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Program

28% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in other communications from WIU. About 72% were men and 28% were women. The typical other communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at WIU since its program graduates 40% more men than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in other communications at WIU 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 Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in other communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WIU also has a doctoral program available in other communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Other Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in other 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 Western Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Editors 3,830 $62,590
Writers and Authors 1,880 $68,710
Communications Professors 1,810 $78,810

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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