Communication & Media Studies at University of the Incarnate Word

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

UIW is located in San Antonio, Texas and has a total student population of 7,917. In 2021, 11 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from UIW.

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.

UIW Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

UIW Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at UIW 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 UIW 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
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	187
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	855

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in communications from UIW. This makes it the #73 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from UIW Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIW is $21,049. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

Communications Student Demographics at UIW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at University of the Incarnate Word.

UIW Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Media Studies from UIW in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 61% 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 the Incarnate Word with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIW Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 15 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UIW, about 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. UIW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UIW also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 the Incarnate Word.

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.