Communication & Media Studies at College of Southern Maryland

Every communication & media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at College of Southern Maryland stacks up to those at other schools.

CSM is located in La Plata, Maryland and approximately 6,164 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

Associate’s Degree in Communications

CSM Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at CSM

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

CSM Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

CSM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communications graduates 10% 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 Southern Maryland with a associate's in communications.

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of Southern Maryland. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Communication & Media Studies	2

Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 MD, the home state for College of Southern Maryland.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Public Relations Specialists	3,250	$71,030
Editors	2,280	$59,560
Writers and Authors	920	$75,430
Reporters and Correspondents	490	$60,170
Radio and Television Announcers	440	$57,430

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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