Communication & Journalism at San Jose State University

Every communication & journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication & journalism program at San Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year.

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.

San Jose State Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

San Jose State Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at San Jose State 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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at San Jose State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at San Jose State University.

San Jose State Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical communication & journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at San Jose State since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication & journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Jose State University with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	105
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	149
White	83
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	59

San Jose State Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communication & journalism each year. San Jose State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 35% more men than average.

In the communication & journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Jose State University with a master's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	8
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Jose State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	332
Public Relations & Advertising	80
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	77
Journalism	52

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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 San Jose State University.

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.