Communication & Journalism at Texas Southern University

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

TSU is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 7,015 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from TSU.

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.

TSU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

TSU Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how TSU performed in these rankings.

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 communication and journalism major at TSU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	85
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	181
Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	293
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	297
	659
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	732

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from TSU. This makes it the #86 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at TSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Texas Southern University.

TSU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from TSU. About 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at TSU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 61% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication and journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	69
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

TSU Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students graduated with a master's degree in communication and journalism from TSU. About 22% were men and 78% were women.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 93% of degree recipients. That is 55% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Southern University with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TSU also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication and journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	57
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	27
Journalism	22

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Education
• Psychology

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and 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 Texas Southern 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
• Image Credit: By WhisperToMe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.