Communication & Journalism at Saint Mary’s College of California

What traits are you looking for in a communication and journalism school? To help you decide if Saint Mary's College of California is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication and journalism program.

SMC is located in Moraga, California and has a total student population of 3,439. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from SMC.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

SMC Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

SMC Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at SMC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at SMC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	192

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at SMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Saint Mary’s College of California.

SMC Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of communication and journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at SMC since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication and journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Saint Mary's College of California with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

SMC also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication and journalism 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 Saint Mary's College of California. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	41
Communication & Journalism (Other)	1

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Education

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism 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 Saint Mary's College of California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080
Film and Video Editors	11,380	$112,530
Editors	11,060	$78,150

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
• Image Credit: By Smcj0001 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.