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Communication & Media Studies at College of San Mateo

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Communication & Media Studies at College of San Mateo

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if College of San Mateo is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

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 & Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.

CSM Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CSM

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? CSM offers distance education options for communications at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

CSM Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Communications Student Demographics at CSM

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

CSM Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

65% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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CSM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communications graduates 25% 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 communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 12
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

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 College of San Mateo.

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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