Communication & Journalism at Austin College

What traits are you looking for in a communication and journalism school? To help you decide if Austin College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication and journalism program.

Austin College is located in Sherman, Texas and has a total student population of 1,302. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Austin College.

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

Austin College Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Austin College Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Austin College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Austin College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism. 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
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	273
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	344
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	718
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	906

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Austin College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Austin College.

Austin College Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 communication and journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from Austin College. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Austin College since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Austin College 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 Austin College with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Austin College also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication and journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Austin College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	16

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Education
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism 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 Austin College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Public Relations Specialists	28,360	$60,600
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Editors	5,490	$72,300
Producers and Directors	5,300	$69,280
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	4,680	$125,490

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.