Communication & Media Studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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 The University of Texas at San Antonio stacks up to those at other schools.

UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and approximately 34,742 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 311 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from UTSA.

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.

UTSA Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

UTSA Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

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 communications major at UTSA 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
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools	202

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in communications from UTSA. This makes it the #79 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from UTSA Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTSA is $33,408. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at UTSA

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

UTSA Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 311 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Media Studies from UTSA in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 San Antonio with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	182
White	77
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UTSA Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who graduated with a master’s in communications from UTSA in 2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 93% of degree recipients. That is 54% 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 San Antonio with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

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 San Antonio.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By BrianReading under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.