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Communication & Media Studies at California State University - Northridge

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Communication & Media Studies at California State University - Northridge

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

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 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.

CSUN Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications

CSUN Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

77% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 communications majors earned their master's degree from CSUN. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% were women.

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In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 7
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 - Northridge.

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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