Communication & Journalism at University of St. Thomas

Every communication and journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication and journalism program at University of St. Thomas stacks up to those at other schools.

UST is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 3,692. In 2021, 24 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from UST.

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.

UST Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

UST Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how UST performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at UST 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
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	511
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	525
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	577

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UST

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at University of St. Thomas.

UST Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

The communication and journalism program at UST awarded 24 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 54% of these degrees went to men with the other 46% going to women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UST since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication and journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of St. Thomas with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	7
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UST 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 University of St. Thomas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of St. Thomas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	24

Related Majors

• History
• 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 University of St. Thomas.

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.