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Communication & Media Studies at Santa Clara University

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Communication & Media Studies at Santa Clara University

Every communication and media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at Santa Clara University stacks up to those at other schools.

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and has a total student population of 8,616. In 2021, 142 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from SCU.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at SCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
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Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 117
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 121
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 230
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools 261

How Much Do Communications Graduates from SCU Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at SCU is $53,040. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 64% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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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
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 142 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Media Studies from SCU in 2020-2021, 32% were men and 68% were women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at SCU are white. This is above average 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 1
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 87
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

SCU also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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