Communication & Journalism at California State University - Long Beach

Every communication and journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication and journalism program at California State University - Long Beach stacks up to those at other schools.

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received their master's degree in communication and journalism.

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.

CSULB Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

CSULB Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

The communication and journalism program at CSULB awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. CSULB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	1
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 California State University - Long Beach. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	10

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Education

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 California State University - Long Beach.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Summum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.