Communication & Journalism at Texas Tech University

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

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 664 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Texas Tech.

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.

Texas Tech Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Texas Tech

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Texas Tech offers distance education options for communication and journalism at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Texas Tech Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how Texas Tech 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 Texas Tech 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
Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools	52
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	69
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	112

In 2021, 132 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from Texas Tech. This makes it the #17 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication and journalism, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of communication and journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Texas Tech since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Texas Tech 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 Tech University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	176
White	409
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Texas Tech Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of communication and journalism master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from Texas Tech, 63% 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 Tech University with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	83
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Texas Tech also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication and journalism concentations are available at Texas Tech University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas Tech University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	417
Communication & Media Studies	316
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	112
Journalism	22

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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 Tech 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 Johan Hendrikse under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.