Communication & Media Studies at California State University - Los Angeles

If you plan to study communication & media studies, take a look at what California State University - Los Angeles has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 26,745.

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 State LA Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Cal State LA 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.

Communications Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	131
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Cal State LA Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of communications master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. Cal State LA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	200
Communication & Media Studies	7

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 - Los Angeles.

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 Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.