Communication & Media Studies at Tarleton State University

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

Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and approximately 14,016 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received their master's degree in communications.

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.

Tarleton Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communications

Tarleton Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Tarleton

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

Tarleton Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in communications from Tarleton. About 70% of these graduates were women and the other 30% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications each year. Tarleton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Tarleton, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Related Majors

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 Tarleton State University.

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.