Communication & Journalism at MSU Texas

If you plan to study communication and journalism, take a look at what MSU Texas has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MSU Texas is located in Wichita Falls, Texas and has a total student population of 5,860. Of the 1,168 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from MSU Texas in 2021, 20 of them were communication and journalism majors.

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.

MSU Texas Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

MSU Texas Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how MSU Texas 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 communication and journalism major at MSU Texas 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
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	596
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	634
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	813
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	909

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at MSU Texas

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

MSU Texas Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from MSU Texas. About 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 MSU Texas since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication and journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from MSU Texas with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

MSU Texas 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at MSU Texas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	20

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Education

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 MSU Texas.

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.