Communication & Media Studies at Central New Mexico Community College

If you plan to study communication & media studies, take a look at what Central New Mexico Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 21,398 students attend the school each year.

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.

CNM Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Communications (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Communications

CNM Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at CNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Central New Mexico Community College.

CNM Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

57% Women

78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at CNM may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

CNM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communications graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central New Mexico Community College with a associate's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications 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 Central New Mexico Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communications	71

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 NM, the home state for Central New Mexico Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Public Relations Specialists	920	$58,350
Editors	310	$44,370
Radio and Television Announcers	230	$35,590
Reporters and Correspondents	200	$49,230
Writers and Authors	70	$49,460

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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