Communication & Media Studies at El Centro College

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if El Centro College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

El Centro College is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 74,781 students attend the school each year.

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.

El Centro College Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Communications

El Centro College Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at El Centro College

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

El Centro College Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

33% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at El Centro College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 30% more women than average.

El Centro College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communications graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from El Centro College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	21

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 TX, the home state for El Centro College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Public Relations Specialists	28,360	$60,600
Editors	5,490	$72,300
Communications Professors	2,460	$68,900
Radio and Television Announcers	2,320	$50,530
Reporters and Correspondents	2,210	$45,910

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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