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Journalism at Cuesta College

Every journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the journalism program at Cuesta College stacks up to those at other schools.

Cuesta College is located in San Luis Obispo, California and has a total student population of 10,093.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

Cuesta College Journalism Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Journalism

Cuesta College Journalism Rankings

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Journalism Student Demographics at Cuesta College

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

Cuesta College Journalism Associate’s Program

86% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of journalism associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in journalism at Cuesta College are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Cuesta College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in journalism graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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
Film and Video Editors 11,380 $112,530
Editors 11,060 $78,150
Writers and Authors 7,910 $96,910
Photographers 6,060 $52,720
Reporters and Correspondents 3,430 $67,820

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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