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Communication & Media Studies at California State University - Long Beach

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Communication & Media Studies at California State University - Long Beach

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

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 377 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from CSULB.

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.

CSULB Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
  • Master’s Degree in Communications

CSULB Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how CSULB performed in these rankings.

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 communications major at CSULB 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
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 66
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools 206
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Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools 284

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in communications from CSULB. This makes it the #107 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSULB Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $34,094. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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Communications Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 377 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from CSULB. About 36% were men and 64% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 University - Long Beach with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 46
Black or African American 30
Hispanic or Latino 148
White 100
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 41

CSULB Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

60% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The communications program at CSULB awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. CSULB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 University - Long Beach.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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