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Communication & Media Studies at University of the Southwest

Communication & Media Studies at University of the Southwest

If you plan to study communication & media studies, take a look at what University of the Southwest has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and has a total student population of 904.

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.

USW Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications

USW Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at USW

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

USW Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of communications master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at University of the Southwest. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of the Southwest. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 NM, the home state for University of the Southwest.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Public Relations Specialists 920 $58,350
Editors 310 $44,370
Radio and Television Announcers 230 $35,590
Reporters and Correspondents 200 $49,230
Writers and Authors 70 $49,460

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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