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Communication & Media Studies at Austin Community College District

Communication & Media Studies at Austin Community College District

Every communication & media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at Austin Community College District stacks up to those at other schools.

Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 39,896 students attend the school each year.

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.

Austin Community College District Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Communications

Austin Community College District Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Austin Community College District

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

Austin Community College District Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

78% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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Austin Community College District does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communications graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Austin Community College District. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication 44

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 Austin Community College District.

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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