Communication & Journalism at California State University - Bakersfield

Every communication and journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication and journalism program at California State University - Bakersfield stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUB is located in Bakersfield, California and approximately 11,745 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,532 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Bakersfield in 2021, 109 of them were communication and journalism majors.

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.

CSUB Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

CSUB Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at CSUB compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at CSUB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism. 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
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	263
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	272
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Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at CSUB

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

CSUB Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 109 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Journalism from CSUB in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUB since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication and journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	53
White	25
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

CSUB also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication and journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Bakersfield. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	109

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Education

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 California State University - Bakersfield.

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
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.