by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Journalism is a program of study at Northern Illinois University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in communication and journalism, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at NIU was ranked #316 on College Factual's Best Schools for communication and journalism list. It is also ranked #12 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for NIU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at NIU was $348 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,466 | $9,466 |
| Fees | $4,926 | $4,926 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,880 | $10,880 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,870 | $2,870 |
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NIU does not offer an online option for its communication and journalism bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NIU Online Learning page.
About 47.9% of the students who received their BA in communication and journalism in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in communication and journalism at NIU in 2019-2020, 41.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 41 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 109 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Communication & Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 164 |
| Journalism | 28 |
*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.
