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Communication & Media Studies at California State University - San Bernardino

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Communication & Media Studies at California State University - San Bernardino

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

CSUSB is located in San Bernardino, California and approximately 19,689 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,061 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - San Bernardino in 2021, 156 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.

CSUSB Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

CSUSB Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how CSUSB 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 CSUSB 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 Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools 204
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 232
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 473
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools 499
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In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in communications from CSUSB. This makes it the #107 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSUSB Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUSB is $26,707. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

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Communications Student Demographics at CSUSB

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

CSUSB Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 156 students earned a bachelor's degree in communications from CSUSB. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 - San Bernardino with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 96
White 22
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

CSUSB Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

70% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The communications program at CSUSB awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women.

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In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - San Bernardino 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 4
White 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

CSUSB 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 - San Bernardino.

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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