Communication & Media Studies at Abilene Christian University

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Abilene Christian University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

Abilene Christian is located in Abilene, Texas and has a total student population of 5,291.

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

Abilene Christian Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• Master’s Degree in Communications

Abilene Christian Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Abilene Christian is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Communications Student Demographics at Abilene Christian

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Abilene Christian University.

Abilene Christian Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Abilene Christian are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Abilene Christian University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Abilene Christian Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of communications master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Abilene Christian University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Abilene Christian University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	14

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Public Relations & Advertising
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Abilene Christian University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Public Relations Specialists	28,360	$60,600
Editors	5,490	$72,300
Communications Professors	2,460	$68,900
Radio and Television Announcers	2,320	$50,530
Reporters and Correspondents	2,210	$45,910

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 Keithimus of English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.