Communication & Media Studies at Texas State University
If you plan to study communication & media studies, take a look at what Texas State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 students attend the school each year.
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.
Texas State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
- Master’s Degree in Communications
Texas State Communication & Media Studies Rankings
Communications Student Demographics at Texas State
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Texas State University.
Texas State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program
Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Texas State, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas State University with a master's in communications.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| White | 20 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies
Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 34 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 8 |
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 Texas 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.
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