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Communication & Media Studies at Texas State University

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Communication & Media Studies at Texas State University

Every communication and 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 149 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Texas State.

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools 566
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 591

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in communications from Texas State. This makes it the #27 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Texas State Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas State is $30,781. This is less than $32,435, which is the national average of all communications majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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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

64% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 149 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communications from Texas State in 2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

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About 50% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Texas State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 6
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 43
White 75
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Texas State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

69% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 29 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Texas State, about 31% were men and 69% were women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Texas State, 66% 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 State University with a master's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 19
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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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