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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 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.

UIW Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communications

UIW Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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 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 28% men graduate in communications each year. UIW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 50% 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

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 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.