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Communications at University of California - San Diego

Communications at University of California - San Diego

If you are interested in studying communications, you may want to check out the program at University of California - San Diego. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Communications section at the bottom of this page.

UCSD Communications Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts
  • Master’s Degree in Communication Arts

UCSD Communications Rankings

The communication arts major at UCSD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communications. 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 arts, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Arts Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Communications Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of communication arts 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 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication arts 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 arts.

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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 Communications Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of communication arts 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 arts.

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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

Careers That Communication Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication arts 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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