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Communication & Journalism at Sam Houston State University

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a communication & journalism school? To help you decide if Sam Houston State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication & journalism program.

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and approximately 21,912 students attend the school each year.

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.

SHSU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SHSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SHSU does offer online courses in communication & journalism for the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

SHSU Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at SHSU 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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at SHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at Sam Houston State University.

SHSU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical communication & journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at SHSU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at SHSU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication & journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sam Houston State University with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	109
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

SHSU Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

82% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication & journalism master's degree from SHSU, 55% 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 Sam Houston State University with a master's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Sam Houston State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	176
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	20

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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 Sam Houston State University.

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
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