Communication Sciences at Texas State University

What traits are you looking for in a communication sciences school? To help you decide if Texas State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication sciences program.

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 43 communication sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Texas State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Texas State Communication Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences

Texas State Communication Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Texas State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication sciences major at Texas State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	104
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156
	278

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from Texas State. This makes it the #77 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communication Sciences Graduates from Texas State Make?

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas State is $17,465. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $24,407 for all communication sciences students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at Texas State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication sciences majors at Texas State University.

Texas State Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from Texas State. About 93% of these graduates were women and the other 7% were men. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at Texas State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas State University with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Texas State Communication Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 communication sciences majors earned their master's degree from Texas State. Of these graduates, 6% were men and 94% were women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from Texas State, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 14% 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 communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Texas State also has a doctoral program available in communication sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication Sciences

Communication Sciences 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
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	79

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Public Health
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Health Sciences & Services
• Allied Health Professions

Careers That Communication Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication sciences 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
Speech-Language Pathologists	14,330	$75,800
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Audiologists	770	$77,680

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.