Communication & Journalism at University of California - Berkeley

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a communication & journalism school? To help you decide if University of California - Berkeley is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication & journalism program.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327.

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.

UC Berkeley Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at UC Berkeley 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 UC Berkeley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at University of California - Berkeley.

UC Berkeley Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

84% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	68
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	70
International Students	40
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UC Berkeley Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

68% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

In the communication & journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a master's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	12
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 University of California - Berkeley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	268
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	40

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 University of California - Berkeley.

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
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