Communication & Journalism at California State University - San Marcos

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

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and has a total student population of 16,367. In 2021, 231 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from CSUSM.

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.

CSUSM Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

CSUSM Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at CSUSM 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 communication and journalism major at CSUSM 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
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	131
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	197
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	240
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	254

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at CSUSM

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

CSUSM Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 231 communication and journalism students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CSUSM, about 37% were men and 63% 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 CSUSM since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	78
White	87
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

CSUSM 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

If you plan to be a communication and journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - San Marcos. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	231

Related Majors

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

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 - San Marcos.

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 Eamuscatuli under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.