Communication & Journalism at California State University - Sacramento

If you are interested in studying communication and journalism, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Sacramento. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 32,293. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 529 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Sac State.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how Sac State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	66
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	88
	175
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	311

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from Sac State. This makes it the #312 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 529 communication and journalism students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Sac State, about 43% were men and 57% 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 Sac State since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 - Sacramento with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	68
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	168
White	167
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	76

Sac State Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in communication and journalism from Sac State. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

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 and journalism.

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

Sac State 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

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

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 - 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Stickpen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.