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Communications Technologies & Support at Western Illinois University

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Communications Technologies & Support at Western Illinois University

If you are interested in studying communications technologies and support, you may want to check out the program at Western Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 communications technologies and support majors received their bachelor's degree from WIU.

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

WIU Communications Technologies & Support Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications Technologies & Support

WIU Communications Technologies & Support Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications technologies and support major at WIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communications Technologies & Support. 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
Most Popular Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools 102

Communications Technologies & Support Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of communications technologies and support bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical communications technologies and support bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at WIU since its program graduates 27% more women than average.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications technologies and support 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 communications technologies and support.

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

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

Concentrations Within Communications Technologies & Support

If you plan to be a communications technologies and support major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Graphic Communications 9

Careers That Communications Technologies & Support Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications technologies and support 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
Printing Press Operators 9,590 $44,050
Data Entry Keyers 8,140 $36,210
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians 2,740 $43,590
Prepress Technicians 1,370 $48,110
Broadcast Technicians 1,300 $50,140

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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