Communication & Media Studies at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and approximately 30,014 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 199 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Cal Poly Pomona.

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.

Cal Poly Pomona Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Cal Poly Pomona Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Cal Poly Pomona compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at Cal Poly Pomona is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	265
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	394

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Cal Poly Pomona Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly Pomona is $32,066. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

Communications Student Demographics at Cal Poly Pomona

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

Cal Poly Pomona Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 199 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from Cal Poly Pomona. About 30% were men and 70% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	108
White	34
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Cal Poly Pomona also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 CA, the home state for California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
Reporters and Correspondents	3,430	$67,820
Radio and Television Announcers	2,780	$78,840

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
• Image Credit: By Victorrocha under License

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