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Communication & Media Studies at Southwestern University

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Communication & Media Studies at Southwestern University

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

Southwestern is located in Georgetown, Texas and has a total student population of 1,506. Of the 364 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southwestern University in 2021, 30 of them were communication and media studies majors.

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.

Southwestern Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Southwestern Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

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 communications major at Southwestern 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 25
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools 29
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Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 377
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 480
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools 481
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools 510

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Southwestern Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southwestern is $32,721. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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Communications Student Demographics at Southwestern

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

Southwestern Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 30 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Southwestern, about 37% were men and 63% were women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Southwestern are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwestern University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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 Southwestern 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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