Communication & Media Studies at Salt Lake Community College

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

Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 27,293 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.

Salt Lake Community College Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Communications

Salt Lake Community College Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Salt Lake Community College

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

Salt Lake Community College Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

58% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Salt Lake Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in communications at Salt Lake Community College are white. Around 65% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	31
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Salt Lake Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	55

Journalism

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 UT, the home state for Salt Lake Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Public Relations Specialists	2,090	$64,180
Editors	960	$60,990
Writers and Authors	660	$54,660
Communications Professors	430	$74,270
Radio and Television Announcers	200	$55,280

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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