Texas contains 97 schools that offer broadcasting programs. Texas Christian University, the highest-ranking broadcasting school in TX, has a total student population of 8,853 and is the 142nd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 97 broadcasting schools in Texas, only 16 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of Dallas comes out as the most expensive ($36,482/yr), with The University of Texas-Pan American as the lowest recorded at only $1,646/yr.
Broadcasting students from Texas schools who go on to become broadcast technicians, reporters, news reporters, news anchors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 31,220 people working as broadcast technicians alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $38,330. Also, Broadcast news analysts make on average $67,990 per year and there are about 5,820 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Texas alone, there are 350 employed broadcast news analysts earning an average yearly salary of $80,060. Broadcast technicians in this state earn $38,280/yr and there are 1,870 employed.
Also, within the broadcasting schools in Texas, the average student population is 3,703 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1. Aside from broadcasting, there are 11086 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,493 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,572, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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