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Communication & Media Studies at Palomar College

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Communication & Media Studies at Palomar College

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

Palomar College is located in San Marcos, California and has a total student population of 21,141.

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.

Palomar College Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Communications

Palomar College Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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Communications Student Demographics at Palomar College

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

Palomar College Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

63% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in communications at Palomar College are white. Around 54% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Palomar College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communications 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 Palomar College with a associate's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 Palomar 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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