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Basic Certificate in Communication & Media Studies

Basic Certificates in Communication & Media Studies

1,528 Yearly Graduations
58% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 53% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 1.2% of communications graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Communications Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 1,528 people earned their basic certificate in communications. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in communications at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 44,674
Associate Degree 4,796
Master’s Degree 4,685
Basic Certificate 1,528
Doctor’s Degree 573
Graduate Certificate 300
Undergraduate Certificate 64

Earnings of Communications Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in communications. About 57.9% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 644
Women 884
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The racial-ethnic distribution of communications basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 62
Black or African American 214
Hispanic or Latino 434
White 639
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 161
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to communications that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Radio, TV & Digital Communication 1,194
Public Relations & Advertising 840
Journalism 97
Publishing 44
Other Communication & Journalism 13

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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