Communication & Media Studies at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every communication & 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 Rio Grande Valley stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and has a total student population of 32,441.

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 Rio Grande Valley Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at UT Rio Grande Valley 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.

Communications Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

66% Women

95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% 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 Rio Grande Valley with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	126
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Rio Grande Valley Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

64% Women

93% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of communications master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 93% of degree recipients. That is 53% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	92
Speech Communication	41
Communications	12

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 Rio Grande Valley.

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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