Graduate Program Alumni
Featured Graduate Student: Ramces Luna
Ramces Luna graduated in May 2018 from the Communication Studies Master's Program at Texas State University. His research focus was in Training and Development and Rhetoric.
Graduate Alumni
Students who receive their M.A. in Communication Studies from Texas State learn how to analyze and assess messages from different perspectives, which is a valuable tool in both academic and non-academic career paths. We have a variety of courses that offer students an applied experience, including organizational communication, training and development, and health communication. In these courses, students learn about communication through their work with clients. In addition to this experience, theory is integrated into all of our courses, which prepares students who are interested in pursuing more academic endeavors. Moreover, our graduate teaching assistants are enrolled in our award-winning Teaching and Learning Academy, which provides them an outstanding foundation for teaching college level courses. Together, these opportunities provide our students with extensive training and preparation to work in diverse career paths.
After receiving their M.A. in Communication Studies from Texas State University, our M.A. students matriculate to some of the top Ph.D. programs in the country, including:
| Universities at which our M.A. graduates have pursued doctoral degrees include: | |
|---|---|
| Arizona State University | University of Arizona |
| Bowling Green State University | University of Georgia |
| Georgia Mason University | University of Kansas |
| Georgia State University | University of Kentucky |
| Indiana University | University of Massachusetts-Amherst |
| North Dakota State University | University of Minnesota |
| Ohio University | University of Missouri-Columbia |
| Pennsylvania State University | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Purdue University | University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill |
| Regent University | University of Oklahoma |
| Rutgers University | University of Southern Mississippi |
| Southern Illinois University | University of Texas-Austin |
| Texas A&M University | University of Texas-San Antonio |
| Texas Tech University | University of Utah |
| UC Berkeley | West Virginia University |
Because of the extensive instructional training that they receive in our M.A. program at Texas State University, our students are equipped with the tools necessary to work in a variety of higher education institutions around the country, including:
| University Employment | |
|---|---|
| Pepperdine University | Texas Tech University-Waco |
| University of Southern Mississippi | Stonybrook University |
| Western Oregon University | High Point University |
| DePaul University | Cameron University |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Alamo College | University of Georgia |
| Belmont University | University of Louisiana-Monroe |
| California Polytechnic State U, Pomona | UTSA Health Sciences Center |
| Whitman College | San Diego State University |
| Cenral Michigan University | Macalister College |
| Ohio University | Lone Star College |
| SUNY Oswego | University of Colorado-Boulder |
| Stephen F. Austin University | Howard Payne University |
| University of Vermont | Purdue University |
| Aurora University | San Antonio College |
| Oklahoma City University | Del Mar Community College |
| San Francisco State University | Lamar University |
| Boise State University | Texas State University |
| Austin Community College | |
Our students receive a variety of applied experience, both inside and outside of the classroom, that makes them very competitive candidates for positions in organizations all over the country, including:
| Employment in Organizations | |
|---|---|
| United Airlines | |
| Delta Airlines | Dell |
| Hilton+Knowlton Strategies | Hillco Partners |
| Yeti | Strategic Partnership Inc. |
| CGI | HomeAway |
| Watermark | Memorial Hermann Health System |
| Boost Consulting | HEB Headquarters |
| WSense Corp. | Houston ISD |
| Hahn Public | AccentCare |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | VMware |
| rateGenius | Quantified Communications |
| TriZetto Healthcare Products | Bickerstaff Health Delgado Acosta LLP |
| United Health Group | D&K Partners |
| Endeavor Management | Swann Street Strategies |
| MSB Consulting | Casa de los Ninos |
| Austin ISD | NBC Today Show |
| City of Austin | Verizon |
| State of Texas | CocaCola |
| Superior Health | CPS Energy |