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Communication & Media Studies at Orange Coast College

If you plan to study Communication & Media Studies, you may want to check out the program at Orange Coast College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Orange Coast College is in Costa Mesa, CA.

During the most recent reporting year, 126 communication & media studies degrees were awarded at Orange Coast College.

Studying Online at Orange Coast College

Online coursework is an option at Orange Coast College. Of 17,096 students, 2,351 (14%) studied exclusively online and 6,320 (37%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Communication & Media Studies Graduates from Orange Coast College

Students who complete Orange Coast College’s Communication & Media Studies program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$18,771
4 years	$39,902
5 years	$45,040

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Communication & Media Studies graduates from Orange Coast College report median earnings of $39,902, compared with $41,648 for all Orange Coast College graduates — about 4% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Communication & Media Studies graduates at Orange Coast College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Communication & Media Studies graduates at Orange Coast College are 63% women (80) and 37% men (46).

Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program at Orange Coast College

Of the 126 associate’s communication & media studies graduates at Orange Coast College, 63% were women (80) and 37% were men (46).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	50
Hispanic / Latino	49
Black / African American	2
Asian	13
Two or More Races	8
International (Nonresident)	3
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 57% of Communication & Media Studies associate’s degree recipients at Orange Coast 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 Orange Coast College

This Communication & Media Studies program at Orange Coast College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Communications	2
Speech Communication	124

Top-Paying Careers for Communication & Media Studies Graduates

Students who finish Communication & Media Studies program at Orange Coast College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid 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.