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Graphic Communications at Western Illinois University

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Graphic Communications at Western Illinois University

If you are interested in studying graphic communications, 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. Of the 1,560 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois University in 2021, 9 of them were graphic communications majors.

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

WIU Graphic Communications Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Communication

WIU Graphic Communications Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks graphic communication programs across the country. The following shows how WIU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The graphic communication major at WIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Graphic 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Graphic Communications Schools 252

How Much Do Graphic Communication Graduates from WIU Make?

The median salary of graphic communication students who receive their bachelor's degree at WIU is $32,608. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 22% higher than the national average of $26,669 for all graphic communication bachelor's degree recipients.

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Graphic Communication Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The graphic communication program at WIU awarded 9 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in graphic communication at WIU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its graphic communication bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in graphic communication.

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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 graphic communication. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Graphic Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in graphic communication 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
Prepress Technicians 1,370 $48,110
Desktop Publishers 820 $38,610
Multimedia Artists and Animators 770 $61,440

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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