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Communications at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Communications at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study communications, take a look at what New Mexico State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and approximately 14,227 students attend the school each year.

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

NMSU Main Campus Communications Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts
  • Master’s Degree in Communication Arts

NMSU Main Campus Communications Rankings

The communication arts major at NMSU Main Campus is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communications. 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.

Communication Arts Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

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

NMSU Main Campus Communications Bachelor’s Program

72% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of communication arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication arts 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 arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

NMSU Main Campus Communications Master’s Program

67% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of communication arts master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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In the communication arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 6% better 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 master's in communication arts.

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

Careers That Communication Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication arts 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
Public Relations Specialists 920 $58,350
Editors 310 $44,370
Radio and Television Announcers 230 $35,590
Reporters and Correspondents 200 $49,230
Writers and Authors 70 $49,460

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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