Communication & Journalism at California State University - Dominguez Hills

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

CSUDH is located in Carson, California and has a total student population of 18,687. Of the 3,776 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Dominguez Hills in 2021, 199 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.

CSUDH Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

CSUDH Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at CSUDH 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 CSUDH 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
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	145
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	321
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	338
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	393
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Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at CSUDH

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

CSUDH Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 199 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from CSUDH. About 47% were men and 53% 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 CSUDH since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 - Dominguez Hills with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	109
White	27
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

CSUDH 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

The following communication and journalism concentations are available at California State University - Dominguez Hills. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Dominguez Hills. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	96
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	57
Communication & Media Studies	25
Journalism	21

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• Education
• 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 California State University - Dominguez Hills.

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.