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Communication & Media Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 257 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from UT Austin.

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.

UT Austin Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how UT Austin performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at UT Austin 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools 40

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in communications from UT Austin. This is the #254 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UT Austin Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Austin is $46,014. This is 42% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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Communications Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 257 students earned a bachelor's degree in communications from UT Austin. About 70% of these graduates were women and the other 30% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 24
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 89
White 121
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UT Austin Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of communications master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

UT Austin also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 4 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 The University of Texas at Austin.

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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