Communication & Journalism at Bakersfield College

What traits are you looking for in a communication and journalism school? To help you decide if Bakersfield College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication and journalism program.

Bakersfield College is located in Bakersfield, California and approximately 24,903 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

Bakersfield College Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Communication & Journalism (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Bakersfield College Communication & Journalism Rankings

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Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Bakersfield College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Bakersfield College.

Bakersfield College Communication & Journalism Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of communication and journalism associate's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communication and journalism only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Bakersfield College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

Bakersfield College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communication and journalism graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bakersfield College with a associate's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	94
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bakersfield College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	119
Journalism	18

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Bakersfield College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080
Film and Video Editors	11,380	$112,530
Editors	11,060	$78,150

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.