Programs & Majors at Northwestern University

Start with a subject you recognize, then check the reported programs and degree or certificate levels. Completed-award counts provide context; they do not measure current enrollment, capacity, demand, program quality, or admission difficulty, and they do not guarantee current availability.

Recently reported completed awards · 2023-24

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Communications topics

Official reporting category: Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication3 Communication and Media Studies2 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication2

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Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

Communications → Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

607 completed awards reported

Certificate: 3
Bachelor's: 165
Master's: 430
Doctoral: 9

Federal program classification details

Broad federal category · CIP 09: Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Federal topic · CIP 09.07: Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

Programs data source and limitations

Source: C2024_A, provisional release, academic year 2023-24, using the federal Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020. Counts are completed awards or degrees, not current enrollment, capacity, demand, quality, admission difficulty, or unique students. DegreePilot uses first-major records only. Reported zeroes remain zero and unavailable values appear as “Not reported.”

Programs & Majors at Northwestern University

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Communications topics

Communications

Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

Speech Communication and Rhetoric

Radio and Television

Sports Communication

Health Communication

Communication and Media Studies, Other

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other

Journalism

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other