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Communication & Media Studies at Delaware County Community College

If you plan to study Communication & Media Studies, take a look at what Delaware County Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Delaware County Community College is located in Media, PA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 14 communication & media studies degrees were awarded at Delaware County Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Delaware County Community College

Distance learning is available at Delaware County Community College. Of 7,402 students, 1,770 (24%) studied exclusively online and 2,799 (38%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Communication & Media Studies Graduates from Delaware County Community College

Those who finish Delaware County Community College’s Communication & Media Studies program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$37,366
5 years	$43,500

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Communication & Media Studies graduates from Delaware County Community College report median earnings of $37,366, compared with $45,720 for all Delaware County Community College graduates — about 18% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Communication & Media Studies graduates from Delaware County Community College stands at $7,125.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Communication & Media Studies graduates at Delaware County Community College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Communication & Media Studies graduates at Delaware County Community College are 43% women (6) and 57% men (8).

Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program at Delaware County Community College

Among the 14 associate’s communication & media studies degrees awarded at Delaware County Community College, 43% were women (6) and 57% were men (8).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Communication & Media Studies associate’s degree recipients at Delaware County Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	6
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	3
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of Communication & Media Studies associate’s degree recipients at Delaware County Community College, below the national average of 63%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Communication & Media Studies Concentrations at Delaware County Community College

The Communication & Media Studies program at Delaware County Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Speech Communication	14

Highest-Paying Careers for Communication & Media Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Communication & Media Studies program at Delaware County Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Communication & Media Studies graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Public Relations Managers	$139,736
Fundraisers	$118,069
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$108,419
Public Relations Specialists	$103,749
Editors	$100,346
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,169
Fundraising Managers	$90,350
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$74,101
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$69,171

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.