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Communication & Journalism at The University of Texas at El Paso

88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every communication & journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication & journalism program at The University of Texas at El Paso stacks up to those at other schools.

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and approximately 24,879 students attend the school each year.

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.

UTEP Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UTEP

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UTEP does offer online courses in communication & journalism for the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree

UTEP Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at UTEP 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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UTEP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at The University of Texas at El Paso.

UTEP Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical communication & journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UTEP since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication & journalism 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 El Paso with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	132
White	9
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UTEP Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

50% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the communication & journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 62% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at El Paso with a master's in communication & journalism.

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	85
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	65
Communication & Media Studies	14

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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 The University of Texas at El Paso.

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 Adrian Garcia under License

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