Communication & Journalism at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

If you are interested in studying communication and journalism, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UT Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and has a total student population of 5,530. In 2021, 51 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Permian Basin.

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.

UT Permian Basin Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

UT Permian Basin Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at UT Permian Basin 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 communication and journalism major at UT Permian Basin 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
	111
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	148
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	222
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	230
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	394
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	485
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	524

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UT Permian Basin

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

UT Permian Basin Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 51 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication and journalism from UT Permian Basin in 2021, 31% were men and 69% were women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at UT Permian Basin 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 The University of Texas of the Permian Basin with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UT Permian Basin also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	51

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Education

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 The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.