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Communication & Journalism at University of California - Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 19,161 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.

UC Santa Cruz Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

UC Santa Cruz Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at University of California - Santa Cruz.

UC Santa Cruz Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

67% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 communication and journalism majors earned their master's degree from UC Santa Cruz. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 - Santa Cruz. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising 9

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and 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 - Santa Cruz.

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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