Communication & Media Studies at California State University - Los Angeles

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

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 26,745. Of the 5,742 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Los Angeles in 2021, 186 of them were communication and media studies majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Cal State LA 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	42
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	157
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	208
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools	307
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	527

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in communications from Cal State LA. This makes it the #42 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 186 students earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Cal State LA. About 62% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal State LA since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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	16
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	119
White	14
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Cal State LA Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 communications majors earned their master's degree from Cal State LA. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 28% 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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	2
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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

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