Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Communication & Media Studies at Abilene Christian University

Find Schools Near

Communication & Media Studies at Abilene Christian University

If you are interested in studying communication and media studies, you may want to check out the program at Abilene Christian University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Abilene Christian is located in Abilene, Texas and has a total student population of 5,291. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Abilene Christian.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how Abilene Christian performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools 158
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools 171
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 406
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools 563
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 635

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in communications from Abilene Christian. This makes it the #240 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

67% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Abilene Christian. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

undefined

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Abilene Christian Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The communications program at Abilene Christian awarded 2 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

undefined

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

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

Abilene Christian also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.