Communications Schools
In Portales, New Mexico

Communications faculty can choose to work at only one communications school in Portales. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in communications in the city of Portales, which encompasses communications training at the following levels:

  • Bachelors degree in Communications
  • Masters degree in Communications

Statistics

Professional Trends

Portales Vs. New Mexico Communications Employment

Portales 240
New Mexico 2,240

Of the 2,240 communications professionals employed in New Mexico, 240 work in Portales. There has been a 11% decline in the number of communications professionals in Portales between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of communications professionals in Portales has decreased, overall employment in Portales has increased.

Portales Vs. New Mexico Communications employment growth

1,730 2,730 2,510 2,300 2,240
270 220 270 No data 240
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Grey: New Mexico
  • Dark Yellow: Portales

Communications VS. All professions salaries in Portales

$26,715 $23,410 $18,865 No data $32,490
$29,990 $31,210 $33,090 No data $35,370
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Communications in Portales
  • Dark Yellow: All Professions in Portales

Salaries for communications professionals in Portales have increased. Portales communications professionals made $32,490 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, communications professionals in Portales made an average salary of $26,715 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Portales.

Salary percentiles for Communications professionals in Portales

10th percentile		 $16,740
25th percentile		 $18,270
50th percentile		 $24,307
75th percentile		 $32,630
90th percentile		 $69,833

Communications professionals make a median salary of $24,307 per year in Portales. The 10% of communications professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $16,740 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $69,833 per year.

Average Salaries for Communications professionals and related professions in Portales

Communications		 $32,490
Visual Communications		 $37,340
Advertising		 $55,750
Business		 $65,806
Marketing		 $68,525

Communications professional salaries in Portales are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Communications schools in Portales

1

There is only one accredited communications school in the city. Many of Portales' communications professionals are graduates of this school.

Communications Programs Offered In Portales

associate		 0
bachelor		 1
master		 1
doctor		 0
Certificate		 0
Total2

Portales' communications schools offer 2 communications degree and certificate programs.

Student Completed Communications Degrees In Portales

associate		 0
bachelor		 23
master		 17
doctor		 0
Certificate		 0
Total40

Approximately 40 students graduated from communications courses in 2010.

Communications Faculty Salaries in Portales, New Mexico

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