Communication & Journalism at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying communication and journalism, you may want to check out the program at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a total student population of 14,227. Of the 2,425 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New Mexico State University - Main Campus in 2021, 59 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.

NMSU Main Campus Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

NMSU Main Campus Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how NMSU Main Campus 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 communication and journalism major at NMSU Main Campus 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
	660
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	798

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from NMSU Main Campus. This makes it the #245 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 communication and journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from NMSU Main Campus. Of these graduates, 31% were men and 69% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NMSU Main Campus Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of communication and journalism master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from NMSU Main Campus, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NMSU Main Campus 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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Journalism	37
Communication & Media Studies	29

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Managers	2,850	$96,490
Public Relations Specialists	920	$58,350
Technical Writers	410	$76,640
Producers and Directors	380	$75,110
Editors	310	$44,370

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.