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Communication & Journalism at University of California - San Diego

Communication & Journalism at University of California - San Diego

If you plan to study communication & journalism, take a look at what University of California - San Diego has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 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.

UCSD Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

UCSD Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at UCSD 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication & journalism, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 56
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 43
White 50
International Students 78
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

UCSD Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism 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 University of California - San Diego. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 271

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 - San Diego.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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