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Internship Outcomes

​​​​College of Communication students earned credit through the College's Internship Program across 73 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.