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Communication & Media Studies at Santa Clara University

Communication & Media Studies at Santa Clara University

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

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and has a total student population of 8,616.

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.

SCU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

SCU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at SCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. 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.

Communications Student Demographics at SCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Santa Clara University.

SCU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at SCU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Santa Clara University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 78
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Santa Clara University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication 142

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 Santa Clara University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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