Communication Department

More Than Words

With a 95 percent career placement rate, the Communication Department excels at creating connections between students and businesses across the country. Our Communication programs cover exactly what employers are looking for: leadership, interpersonal and team-based communication, writing, graphic design, branding, image rhetoric, and many other topics.

You’ll become proficient at clear communication and target audience messaging. Build the skills necessary to enter any setting—online, in print, or in person; professional or otherwise—and effectively engage with others.

Building Communication Professionals

Perform communication audits, evaluate website effectiveness, send book proposals and query letters, execute communication campaigns, and write for The Echo, Taylor’s award-winning student newspaper.

Meet our Alumni

Communication Opportunities

The practical experience you receive with any of our Communication degrees will prepare you for a career in many vocations, from journalism to event planning to novel writing.

95%

Success Rate

Graduate with bylines

Versatile programs prepare for variety of careers

See for Yourself

Listen to Dr. Jeff Groeling explain what you can expect in studying communication at Taylor.

Networking and Presentations

Travel with faculty to regional and national conferences, like the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), regional IABC conventions in Cincinnati and Cleveland, and Public Relations Society of America’s (PRSA) Indianapolis chapter meeting.

Speaking of Your Future

Graduate Programs

Our Communication students have gone on to study at many graduate programs, including:

Graduate schools: American University, Ball State University, Baylor University, Bethel University, Carnegie-Mellon University, DePaul University, IUPUI, University of Michigan, University of Kentucky, Wheaton College Graduate School, Olivet Nazarene University, Michigan Technological University, Northwestern University
Seminaries: Fuller Theological Seminary, Westminster Theological Seminary
Law schools: Indiana University School of Law, St. Thomas University School of Law
Journalism Graduate programs: Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism, University of Missouri, Missouri School of Journalism

Career Opportunities

The practical experience you receive with any of our Communication degrees will prepare you for a career in many vocations, from journalism to event planning to novel writing. The Communication faculty and the Calling and Career Office work hard to put students in contact with Taylor alumni and partnering organizations for internship and employment opportunities.

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