Communication & Media Studies at Sam Houston State University

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

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and approximately 21,912 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 169 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from SHSU.

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.

SHSU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• Master’s Degree in Communications

Online Classes Are Available at SHSU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SHSU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at SHSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 SHSU 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
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	297

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in communications from SHSU. This makes it the #161 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SHSU Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at SHSU is $33,305. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 169 students earned a bachelor's degree in communications from SHSU. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 37% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Sam Houston State University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	81
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

SHSU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of communications master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from SHSU, 67% were white. This is above average 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 communications.

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

SHSU also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 Sam Houston State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
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 Bigguill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.