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Communication & Media Studies at Cerritos College

If you are interested in studying Communication & Media Studies, take a look at what Cerritos College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cerritos College is in Norwalk, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 77 communication & media studies degrees were awarded at Cerritos College.

Online Class Availability at Cerritos College

Many students take online classes at Cerritos College. Of 21,859 students, 6,941 (32%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,944 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Communication & Media Studies Graduates from Cerritos College

Graduates of Cerritos College’s Communication & Media Studies program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$18,087
4 years	$39,097
5 years	$47,794

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Communication & Media Studies graduates from Cerritos College take home a median $39,097, compared with $40,650 for all Cerritos College graduates — about 4% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Communication & Media Studies graduates at Cerritos College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Communication & Media Studies graduates at Cerritos College are 62% women (48) and 38% men (29).

Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program at Cerritos College

Among the 52 associate’s communication & media studies degrees awarded at Cerritos College, 60% were women (31) and 40% were men (21).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Communication & Media Studies associate’s degree recipients at Cerritos College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	32
Black / African American	4
Asian	5
Two or More Races	4
Unknown	5

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 87% of Communication & Media Studies associate’s degree recipients at Cerritos College, above the national average of 63%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Communication & Media Studies Concentrations at Cerritos College

This Communication & Media Studies program at Cerritos College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Speech Communication	77

Top-Paying Careers for Communication & Media Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Communication & Media Studies program at Cerritos College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Communication & Media Studies graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Public Relations Managers	$139,736
Fundraisers	$118,069
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$108,419
Public Relations Specialists	$103,749
Editors	$100,346
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,169
Fundraising Managers	$90,350
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$74,101
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$69,171

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.