Communication & Media Studies at Texas Southern University

87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

TSU is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 7,015.

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.

TSU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

TSU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at TSU 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 TSU

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

TSU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at TSU since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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 Texas Southern University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TSU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

86% Women

93% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of communications master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 93% of degree recipients. That is 53% 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 communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Texas Southern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communications	27
Communication & Media Studies	19
Speech Communication	11

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 Southern 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
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