Communication & Media Studies at College of the Desert

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

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and approximately 10,932 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.

College of the Desert Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Communications

College of the Desert Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at College of the Desert

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

College of the Desert Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

46% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at College of the Desert may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 18% more women than average.

College of the Desert does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communications graduates 23% 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 the Desert with a associate's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	6
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of the Desert. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	34

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 the Desert.

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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