Speech Communication at College of San Mateo

If you are interested in studying speech communication, 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 has a total student population of 7,494.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Speech Communication section at the bottom of this page.

CSM Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

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.

CSM does offer online education options in speech communication for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Associate’s Degree

CSM Speech Communication Rankings

Speech Communication Student Demographics at CSM

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

CSM Speech Communication Associate’s Program

58% Women

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of speech communication associate's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in speech communication only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at CSM may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

CSM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in speech communication graduates 31% 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 speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Speech Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in speech communication 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
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
Radio and Television Announcers	2,780	$78,840
Public Address System Announcers	1,340	$42,130

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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