Health Communication at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Every health communication school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health communication 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 49,702.

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

UIUC Health Communication Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Communication

Online Classes Are Available at UIUC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

UIUC does offer online education options in health communication for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UIUC Health Communication Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Health Communication Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Health Communication Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 19 health communication majors earned their master's degree from UIUC. Of these graduates, 5% were men and 95% were women.

Of the students who received a health communication master's degree from UIUC, 68% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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 health communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Advertising

Careers That Health Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in health 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Public Relations Specialists	7,360	$66,220
Communications Professors	1,810	$78,810
Community Health Workers	1,270	$42,250

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
• Image Credit: By Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.