Communication & Media Studies at Sacramento City College

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

Sacramento City is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 20,027 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.

Sacramento City Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Communications (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Communications

Sacramento City Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Sacramento City

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

Sacramento City Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

59% Women

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Sacramento City may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

Sacramento City does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communications graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Sacramento City College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	66

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 Sacramento City 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

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*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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