Communication & Journalism at Cuesta College

If you are interested in studying communication and journalism, you may want to check out the program at Cuesta College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cuesta College is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 10,093 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.

Cuesta College Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Cuesta College Communication & Journalism Rankings

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Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Cuesta College

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

Cuesta College Communication & Journalism Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of communication and journalism associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communication and journalism only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Cuesta College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in communication and journalism at Cuesta College are white. Around 55% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cuesta College with a associate's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	44
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism 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 Cuesta College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	64
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	9
Journalism	7

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Library Science
• History
• Education
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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 CA, the home state for Cuesta College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080
Film and Video Editors	11,380	$112,530
Editors	11,060	$78,150

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.