Communication & Media Studies at California State University - Long Beach

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if California State University - Long Beach is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

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 communications.

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.

CSULB Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communications

CSULB Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in communications from CSULB. About 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications 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 communications.

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

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 California State University - Long Beach.

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 Summum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.