Communication & Media Studies at Angelo State University

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

Angelo State is located in San Angelo, Texas and approximately 10,775 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Angelo State.

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.

Angelo State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Communications (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• Master’s Degree in Communications

Angelo State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at Angelo State 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 Value Communication & Media Studies Basic Certificate Schools	12
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Basic Certificate Schools	48
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	69
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	100
	151
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	463
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	661

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in communications from Angelo State. This makes it the #161 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Angelo State Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Angelo State is $30,269. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

Communications Student Demographics at Angelo State

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

Angelo State Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Angelo State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Angelo State University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Angelo State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 6 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Angelo State, about 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. Angelo State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Angelo State, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Journalism

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 Angelo State 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 NativeTexan55 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.