Journalism Schools In Texas
Texas has 37 accredited journalism schools where journalism faculty who teach journalism classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of journalism and journalism training in Texas, which includes journalism training at the following levels:
- Journalism Certificate
- Associates degree in Journalism
- Bachelors degree in Journalism
- Masters degree in Journalism
- PhD degree in Journalism
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Texas Vs. National Journalism Employment
| Texas | 7,350 |
| National | 105,350 |
Of all of the journalism professionals that work in the US, approximately 7% work in Texas state.
Employment Growth for Journalism professionals In Texas
| 6,990 | 7,340 | 7,710 | 7,730 | 7,350 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Texas, the field of journalism is growing. In 2010 there were 360 more journalism professionals working in Texas than there were in 2006. This represents a 5% growth in the field. This is slower than the trend for journalism professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of journalism professionals has shrunk by 12% between 2006 and 2010.
Journalism VS. All Professions salaries in Texas
| $43,970 | $45,753 | $50,927 | $50,623 | $50,400 |
| $42,701 | $44,703 | $45,514 | $47,910 | $49,136 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Journalism
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of journalism professionals is growing, the salaries paid to journalism professionals are increasing in Texas. The mean salary for journalism professionals in 2006 was $43,970 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $50,400 per year.
Salary percentiles for Journalism professionals in Texas
10th percentile |
$21,290 |
25th percentile |
$27,597 |
50th percentile |
$38,170 |
75th percentile |
$57,453 |
90th percentile |
$76,736 |
Thus, there was a 13% growth in journalism professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Texas, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of journalism. The pay differential between the highest paid journalism professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 260%
Average Salaries for Journalism professionals and related professions in Texas
Communications |
$38,120 |
Creative Writing |
$58,120 |
Journalism |
$50,400 |
In Texas, journalism professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Journalism programs available for each degree type for all schools in Texas
associate |
11 |
bachelor |
32 |
master |
6 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 51 |
As the number of journalism professionals is increasing in Texas state, the number of students graduating from the 37 accredited journalism schools in Texas state is also increasing. In 2006 there were 1,194 journalism graduates from journalism courses in Texas and in 2010 there were 1,374 graduates.
Thus there was a 15% percent increase in the number of journalism school degree or certificate graduates in Texas. 63% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in journalism.