Communications Schools In Texas

Communications classes faculty can choose to work at one of 80 accredited communications schools in Texas. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of communications and communications training in Texas, which includes communications training at the following levels:

Communications Certificate
Associates degree in Communications
Bachelors degree in Communications
Masters degree in Communications
PhD degree in Communications

Cities

Statistics

Professional Trends

Texas Vs. National Communications Employment

Texas	27,940
National	439,660

Of all of the communications professionals in the country, nearly 6% are in the state of Texas.

Employment Growth for Communications professionals In Texas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
30,790	28,640	30,080	28,270	27,940

Yellow: Actual Values

Communications is a shrinking field in Texas. There were 2,850 less communications professionals working in Texas in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of communications professionals has shrunk by 9%. This is faster than the trend for communications professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of communications professionals has shrunk by 8% between 2006 and 2010.

Communications VS. All Professions salaries in Texas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$41,795	$43,575	$45,940	$37,394	$38,120
$42,701	$44,703	$45,514	$47,910	$49,136

Light Blue: Communications
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In Texas, as the number of communications professionals is declining, the salaries earned by communications professionals are decreasing. The mean salary for communications professionals in 2006 was $41,795 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $38,120 per year.

Salary percentiles for Communications professionals in Texas

10th percentile	$17,260
25th percentile	$22,464
50th percentile	$31,476
75th percentile	$44,747
90th percentile	$62,139

Thus, there was a 10% decline in communications professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. Within the field of communications, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid communications professionals earning 260% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Texas state.

Average Salaries for Communications professionals and related professions in Texas

Advertising	$73,532
Business	$97,984
Communications	$38,120
Creative Writing	$58,120
Fashion Marketing	$76,060
Marketing	$93,977
Public Relations	$104,430
Visual Communications	$43,798

Communications professionals in Texas earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in Texas

associate	28
bachelor	71
master	22
doctor	2
Certificate	1
Total	124

As the number of communications professionals is decreasing in Texas state, the number of students graduating from the 80 accredited communications schools in Texas state is increasing. In 2006 there were 1,661 communications graduates from communications courses in Texas and in 2010 there were 2,297 graduates.

There was an increase in the number of communications school degree or certificate graduates in Texas by 38%. Most of these graduates, or 57%, earned an bachelor's degree in communications.

Communications Faculty Salaries in Texas

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