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Career Information for Reporters in Texas

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Fast Facts for Reporters in Texas

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Abilene, Brownsville, and Beaumont
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Houston, McAllen, and Fort Worth
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio

Salaries for Reporters in Texas

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Dallas, Houston, and Austin. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Reporters in Texas are listed below.

Selected Reporting Schools in Texas

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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University of Phoenix
Arlington, Austin, Cedar Hill, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, Hurst, Irving, Killeen, Plano, San Antonio, Spring, Sugar Land

Founded in 1976, University of Phoenix is dedicated to meeting the needs of working students. Now the largest private university in North America, we offer conveniently located campuses and learning centers as well as a flexible online learning format.

  • Programs: Communication, Communication With A Concentration In Culture And Communication, Communication With A Concentration In Marketing And Sales Communication, Communication/Culture And Communication, Communication/Marketing And Sales Communication, ...
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Reporters in Texas

Walden University
Online

Offers online graduate degrees in a wide variety of fields. Offered online

  • Programs: Communication
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

Grand Canyon University
Online

Grand Canyon University offers over 60 degree programs that can be taken on campus, or online. GCU is a Christian university based in Phoenix.

  • Programs: Communications
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

Kaplan University Online
Online

Kaplan University offers dozens of online degree programs, designed for learners who require maximum schedule flexibility. Some degrees cab be earned in as few as 12 months.

  • Programs: Advanced Start BS In Communication, Communication, Interdisciplinary Studies - Communication
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor

More Texas Reporting Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Abilene Christian UniversityAbileneDoctorate4,675
Amarillo CollegeAmarilloAssociate10,387
Angelina CollegeLufkinAssociate4,677
Angelo State UniversitySan AngeloMasters6,239
Austin CollegeShermanMasters1,339
Baylor UniversityWacoDoctorate & First Professional14,174
Blinn CollegeBrenhamAssociate14,589
Brookhaven CollegeFarmers BranchAssociate11,059
Central Texas CollegeKilleenAssociate21,532
Cisco CollegeCiscoAssociate3,365
Clarendon CollegeClarendonAssociate1,126
Coastal Bend CollegeBeevilleAssociate3,196
Colin CollegePlanoAssociate20,143
Concordia University TexasAustinMasters1,832
Dallas Baptist UniversityDallasDoctorate5,244
Del Mar CollegeCorpus ChristiAssociate11,167
East Texas Baptist UniversityMarshallBachelor1,308
Eastfield CollegeMesquiteAssociate10,653
El Paso Community CollegeEl PasoAssociate25,023
Hardin-Simmons UniversityAbileneDoctorate2,435
Hill CollegeHillsboroAssociate3,556
Houston Baptist UniversityHoustonMasters2,339
Howard CollegeBig SpringAssociate3,329
Howard Payne UniversityBrownwoodMasters1,386
Kilgore CollegeKilgoreAssociate5,150
Lamar UniversityBeaumontDoctorate10,213
Lone Star College SystemThe WoodlandsAssociate39,756
McLennan Community CollegeWacoAssociate8,079
McMurry UniversityAbileneBachelor1,462
Midland CollegeMidlandBachelor5,739
Midwestern State UniversityWichita FallsMasters6,027
Mountain View CollegeDallasAssociate7,009
Navarro CollegeCorsicanaAssociate7,560
Northwest Vista CollegeSan AntonioAssociate10,329
Our Lady of the Lake University-San AntonioSan AntonioDoctorate2,608
Palo Alto CollegeSan AntonioAssociate7,662
Paris Junior CollegeParisAssociate4,343
Paul Quinn CollegeDallasBachelor567
Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie ViewDoctorate8,382
Richland CollegeDallasAssociate15,311
Saint Edward's UniversityAustinMasters5,317
Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsvilleDoctorate16,496
San Antonio CollegeSan AntonioAssociate19,819
San Jacinto Community CollegePasadenaAssociate23,805
Southern Methodist UniversityDallasDoctorate & First Professional10,829
Southwestern Adventist UniversityKeeneMasters890
Southwestern Assemblies of God UniversityWaxahachieMasters1,834
Southwestern UniversityGeorgetownBachelor1,294
St Marys UniversitySan AntonioDoctorate & First Professional3,920
Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdochesDoctorate11,607
Tarleton State UniversityStephenvilleDoctorate9,460
Texarkana CollegeTexarkanaAssociate4,439
Texas A & M International UniversityLaredoDoctorate5,179
Texas A & M UniversityCollege StationDoctorate46,542
Texas A & M University-CommerceCommerceDoctorate8,813
Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus ChristiDoctorate8,563
Texas A & M University-KingsvilleKingsvilleDoctorate6,567
Texas Christian UniversityFort WorthMasters8,668
Texas Lutheran UniversitySeguinBachelor1,375
Texas Southern UniversityHoustonDoctorate9,540
Texas State University-San MarcosSan MarcosDoctorate28,121
Texas Tech UniversityLubbockDoctorate & First Professional28,260
Texas Wesleyan UniversityFort WorthDoctorate & First Professional3,087
Texas Woman's UniversityDentonDoctorate12,168
The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonDoctorate24,889
The University of Texas at AustinAustinDoctorate50,170
The University of Texas at BrownsvilleBrownsvilleDoctorate17,215
The University of Texas at El PasoEl PasoDoctorate20,154
The University of Texas at San AntonioSan AntonioDoctorate28,533
The University of Texas at TylerTylerDoctorate6,137
The University of Texas of the Permian BasinOdessaMasters3,559
The University of Texas-Pan AmericanEdinburgDoctorate17,435
Trinity UniversitySan AntonioMasters2,686
Tyler Junior CollegeTylerAssociate8,217
University of HoustonHoustonDoctorate & First Professional34,663
University of Houston-Clear LakeHoustonDoctorate7,522
University of Houston-VictoriaVictoriaMasters2,784
University of Mary Hardin-BaylorBeltonDoctorate2,651
University of North TexasDentonDoctorate34,710
University of St Thomas HoustonHoustonDoctorate & First Professional3,273
University of the Incarnate WordSan AntonioDoctorate & First Professional5,752
Wayland Baptist UniversityPlainviewMasters5,899
West Texas A & M UniversityCanyonDoctorate7,502
Western Texas CollegeSnyderAssociate1,844

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Reporters

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Texas. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Reporters

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Reporters relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

TEXAS

   
Abilene40$34,6802.5
Brownsville70$43,7602.1
Beaumont80$44,1401.8
Killeen50$26,9601.5
Amarillo40$33,8401.5
Austin270$53,8201.2
Lubbock40$30,7401.2
San Antonio270$37,2101.1
Dallas510$56,4600.8
El Paso60$38,4700.8
Fort Worth190 0.8
McAllen40$29,5500.7
Houston420$56,0400.6
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