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Communication & Media Studies at Texas State University

Communication & Media Studies at Texas 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 Texas State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and has a total student population of 37,812.

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.

Texas State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Texas State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Texas State 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 Texas State

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

Texas State Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

72% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 State University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 56
White 54
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Texas State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

78% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of communications master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Texas State, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 20
International Students 1
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 State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication 153
Communication & Media Studies 38

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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