Communication & Media Studies at University of the Southwest

If you are interested in studying communication & media studies, you may want to check out the program at University of the Southwest. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and approximately 904 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.

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.

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.

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

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 University of the Southwest. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree 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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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