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Communications at Rio Salado College

If you are interested in studying Communications, you may want to check out the program at Rio Salado College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rio Salado College is located in Tempe, AZ.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 4 communications degrees were awarded at Rio Salado College.

Online & Distance Learning at Rio Salado College

Distance learning is available at Rio Salado College. Of 18,841 students, 8,147 (43%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 552 (3%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Communications graduates at Rio Salado College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Communications graduates at Rio Salado College are 50% women (2) and 50% men (2).

Communications Associate’s Program at Rio Salado College

Among the 4 associate’s communications degrees awarded at Rio Salado College, 50% were women (2) and 50% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Communications associate’s degree recipients at Rio Salado College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of Communications associate’s degree recipients at Rio Salado College, below the national average of 53%.*

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

Best-Paid Careers for Communications Graduates

Students who finish Communications program at Rio Salado College pursue many career paths. Here are the highest-paying careers for Communications 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
Writers and Authors	$63,195

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.