Communication & Journalism at College of San Mateo

If you are interested in studying communication & journalism, you may want to check out the program at College of San Mateo. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CSM is located in San Mateo, California and approximately 7,494 students attend the school each year.

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.

CSM Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Communication & Journalism (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at CSM

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CSM does offer online courses in communication & journalism for the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

CSM Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at CSM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at College of San Mateo.

CSM Communication & Journalism Associate’s Program

59% Women

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of communication & journalism associate's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communication & journalism only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at CSM may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

CSM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communication & journalism graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of San Mateo with a associate's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication & 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 College of San Mateo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	55
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	17

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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 College of San Mateo.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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