Communication & Media Studies at Texas Christian University

If you plan to study communication and media studies, take a look at what Texas Christian University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and has a total student population of 11,379. In 2021, 167 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from TCU.

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.

TCU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

TCU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at TCU 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
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	23
	47
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	94
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	99

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in communications from TCU. This makes it the #130 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of TCU Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at TCU is $42,482. This is 31% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at TCU

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

TCU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 167 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from TCU. About 37% were men and 63% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at TCU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at TCU 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 Texas Christian University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	117
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

TCU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in communications from TCU in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from TCU, 88% 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 Texas Christian University with a master's in communications.

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

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

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Public Relations & Advertising

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 Texas Christian 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 Amymay52 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.