College of Communication students earned credit through the College's Internship Program across 83 unique organizations during the 2024-25 academic year. A sampling of the internship providers includes:
- August Jackson Company
- Carol Fox & Associates
- Chicago Community Trust
- Chicago Dogs
- Chicago Red Stars
- Chicago Steel Hockey
- Independent Podcast, The
- Lakeview East Chamber
- Lettuce Entertain You
- Lululemon
- Metro Chicago
- Midlane Esports
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Mint Talent Group
- Modern Luxury
- NBC Universal
- Northstar Travel Group
- Paskal Rudnicke Casting
- Plan A Media Group
- Player Sports & Social
- Southland Saints
- Sponsor United
- Syndicate, The
- TvS Media Group
- WLS-TV/ABC 7 Chicago
- WRLT/Lightning 100
Approximately 48% of students had paid internship positions, with an average hourly wage of $18.22.
Undergraduate Internships
The majority of undergraduate students who completed internships for academic credit were Public Relations & Advertising majors at 32%, followed by:
- Communication & Media majors (25%)
- Journalism majors (14%)
- Sports Communication majors (12%)
- Communication Studies majors (10%)
- Communication & Technology majors (3%)
- Organizational Communication majors (1%)
These figures are from a total of 73 undergraduate students.
Graduate Internships
While many graduate students pursue internships for resume experience, 6 secured professional internships while receiving academic credit over the 2024-2025 school year. Three of these students were earning their Masters in Communication & Media, two were earning their Masters of Public Relations & Advertising, and one was earning a Masters in Journalism.
Updated on September 9, 2025.