Communication & Media Studies at Tarleton State University

Every communication & media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at Tarleton State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and approximately 14,016 students attend the school each year.

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.

Tarleton Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Tarleton Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Tarleton 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.

Communications Student Demographics at Tarleton

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

Tarleton Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Tarleton 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 Tarleton State University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	43
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Tarleton Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of communications master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Tarleton, 70% 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 Tarleton State University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies 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 Tarleton State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	78
Communications	14

Related Majors

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 Tarleton 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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.