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Communication & Journalism at California State University - Sacramento

Communication & Journalism at California State University - Sacramento

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

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 32,293.

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.

Sac State Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
  • Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Sac State Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Sac State 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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical communication & journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Sac State since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication & 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 - Sacramento with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 50
Black or African American 46
Hispanic or Latino 159
White 116
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 60

Sac State Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

70% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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In the communication & journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism 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 - Sacramento. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 492
Journalism 41

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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 - Sacramento.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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