Communication & Media Studies at Amarillo College

If you plan to study communication & media studies, take a look at what Amarillo College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Amarillo College is located in Amarillo, Texas and has a total student population of 9,079.

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.

Amarillo College Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Communications

Amarillo College Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Amarillo College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Amarillo College.

Amarillo College Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

44% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Amarillo College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 19% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in communications at Amarillo College are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Amarillo College with a associate's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at Amarillo College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Amarillo College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	10

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 Amarillo College.

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.

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