Communication & Media Studies at University of California - San Diego

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 University of California - San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 267 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from UCSD.

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.

UCSD Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• Master’s Degree in Communications
• Doctorate Degree in Communications

UCSD Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at UCSD 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 communications major at UCSD 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 Schools	104
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools	413
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	449

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in communications from UCSD. This makes it the #240 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from UCSD Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSD is $34,173. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 267 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communications from UCSD in 2021, 28% were men and 72% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications 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 communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	58
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	61
International Students	57
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

UCSD Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 communications majors earned their master's degree from UCSD. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 11% better 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 master's in communications.

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

UCSD also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 University of California - San Diego.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Znode at English Wikipedia under License

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