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

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and has a total student population of 32,441. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 133 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from UT Rio Grande Valley.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at UT Rio Grande Valley 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	516

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in communications from UT Rio Grande Valley. This makes it the #94 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UT Rio Grande Valley Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Rio Grande Valley is $21,663. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 133 students earned a bachelor's degree in communications from UT Rio Grande Valley. About 68% of these graduates were women and the other 32% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% 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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	122
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 communications majors earned their master's degree from UT Rio Grande Valley. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 36% 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	9
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Rio Grande Valley 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.