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Communication & Media Studies at Texas Tech University

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Communication & Media Studies at Texas Tech University

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

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and approximately 40,322 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 231 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from Texas Tech.

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 Tech Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Texas Tech

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

  • Master’s Degree

Texas Tech Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Texas Tech 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 Tech 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 Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools 8
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools 9
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools 108
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Best Communication & Media Studies Schools 224

In 2021, 68 students received their master’s degree in communications from Texas Tech. This makes it the #14 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Texas Tech Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas Tech is $35,046. This is 8% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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Communications Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 231 communications majors earned their bachelor's degree from Texas Tech. Of these graduates, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Texas Tech since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications 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 communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 56
White 149
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Texas Tech Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

81% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students earned a master's degree in communications from Texas Tech. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Texas Tech, 60% 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 communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 41
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Texas Tech also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 9 students 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 Tech 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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