Communication & Journalism at San Jose State University

If you are interested in studying communication and journalism, you may want to check out the program at San Jose State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 520 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from San Jose State.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at San Jose State 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	56
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	72
Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	119
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	140
	143
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	270

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from San Jose State. This makes it the #111 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of communication and journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% 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 San Jose State since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 San Jose State University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	105
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	195
White	99
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	69

San Jose State Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 21 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Journalism from San Jose State in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 15% 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 and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

San Jose State 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

The following communication and journalism concentations are available at San Jose State University. 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

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• 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 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.