Communication & Media Studies at Community College of Rhode Island

If you plan to study communication & media studies, take a look at what Community College of Rhode Island has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CCRI is located in Warwick, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 13,684.

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.

CCRI Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

CCRI Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at CCRI

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

CCRI Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

25% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at CCRI may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 39% more women than average.

CCRI 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 Community College of Rhode Island with a associate's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at Community College of Rhode Island. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Community College of Rhode Island. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 RI, the home state for Community College of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Public Relations Specialists	1,150	$67,480
Editors	200	$66,900
Writers and Authors	180	$63,820
Communications Professors	120	$80,330

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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