Communication & Media Studies at University of Houston
UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 55 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from UH.
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.
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UH Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
- Master’s Degree in Communications
UH Communication & Media Studies Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at UH 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 UH 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 |
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Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools | 67 |
In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in communications from UH. This makes it the #182 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.
Earnings of UH Communications Graduates
The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH is $37,185. This is 15% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.
Communications Student Demographics at UH
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at University of Houston.
UH Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 University of Houston with a bachelor's in communications.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
White | 22 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
UH Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program
In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Houston with a master's in communications.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 1 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
UH also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 University of Houston.
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 RJN2 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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