Communication & Media Studies at Bristol Community College

If you are interested in studying communication & media studies, you may want to check out the program at Bristol Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Bristol is located in Fall River, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,256.

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

Bristol Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Communications

Bristol Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Bristol

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Bristol Community College.

Bristol Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

29% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Bristol may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 35% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in communications at Bristol are white. Around 64% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bristol Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	26

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Bristol Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Public Relations Specialists	7,040	$68,610
Editors	3,160	$89,280
Writers and Authors	1,490	$70,000
Reporters and Correspondents	1,050	$53,140
Communications Professors	530	$79,930

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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