Communication & Journalism at College of Southern Nevada

If you plan to study communication and journalism, take a look at what College of Southern Nevada has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSN is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 29,965 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.

CSN Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

CSN Communication & Journalism 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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at CSN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at College of Southern Nevada.

CSN Communication & Journalism Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of communication and journalism associate's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communication and journalism only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at CSN may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

CSN does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communication and journalism graduates 28% 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 Nevada with a associate's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication and 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 Southern Nevada. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	26
Journalism	20

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and 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 NV, the home state for College of Southern Nevada.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Managers	7,120	$102,060
Public Relations Specialists	1,350	$62,550
Producers and Directors	800	$67,190
Photographers	770	$35,010

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.