Communication & Media Studies at Saddleback College

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

Saddleback College is located in Mission Viejo, California and approximately 18,984 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.

Saddleback College Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Communications

Saddleback College Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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Communications Student Demographics at Saddleback College

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

Saddleback College Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Saddleback College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in communications at Saddleback College are white. Around 52% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Saddleback College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communications graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	63
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 Saddleback 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.