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Communication & Media Studies at De Anza College

Communication & Media Studies at De Anza College

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

De Anza College is located in Cupertino, California and has a total student population of 18,649.

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.

De Anza College Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

De Anza College Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at De Anza College

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

De Anza College Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

64% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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De Anza College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communications graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 19
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 9
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication 93

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 De Anza College.

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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