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Communication & Media Studies at Bristol Community College

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Communication & Media Studies at Bristol Community College

If you plan to study communication and media studies, take a look at what Bristol Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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

Online Classes Are Available at Bristol

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Bristol does offer online education options in communications for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree

Bristol Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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

38% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 62% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 38% 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 26% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in communications at Bristol are white. Around 85% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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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