Communication & Media Studies at Lamar University
Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and has a total student population of 16,637. In 2021, 58 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from Lamar University.
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.
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Lamar University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
Lamar University Communication & Media Studies Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how Lamar University performed in these rankings.
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 communications major at Lamar University 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 |
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Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 252 |
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 393 |
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools | 432 |
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Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 742 |
How Much Do Communications Graduates from Lamar University Make?
The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lamar University is $26,178. This is less than $32,435, which is the national average of all communications majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
Communications Student Demographics at Lamar University
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Lamar University.
Lamar University Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Lamar University with a bachelor's in communications.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 21 |
Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
White | 23 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Lamar University also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 Lamar University.
Occupation | Jobs in TX | Average Salary in TX |
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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 Billy Hathorn under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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