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Communications at University of Houston-Downtown

If you plan to study Communications, take a look at what University of Houston-Downtown. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Houston-Downtown sits in Houston, TX.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 88 communications degrees were granted at University of Houston-Downtown.

Studying Online at University of Houston-Downtown

Distance learning is available at University of Houston-Downtown. Of 13,730 students, 4,905 (36%) studied exclusively online and 5,455 (40%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Communications graduates at University of Houston-Downtown, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Communications graduates at University of Houston-Downtown are 75% women (66) and 25% men (22).

Communications Bachelor’s Program at University of Houston-Downtown

Of the 88 bachelor’s communications graduates at University of Houston-Downtown, 75% were women (66) and 25% were men (22).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Communications bachelor’s degree recipients at University of Houston-Downtown.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	17
Hispanic / Latino	41
Black / African American	21
Asian	3
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 77% of Communications bachelor’s degree recipients at University of Houston-Downtown, higher than the national average of 40%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Communications Graduates

Graduates of the Communications program at University of Houston-Downtown work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid careers for Communications majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Public Relations Managers	$139,736
Fundraisers	$118,069
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$108,419
Public Relations Specialists	$103,749
Editors	$100,346
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,169
Fundraising Managers	$90,350
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$74,101
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Writers and Authors	$63,195

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.