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Communication & Media Studies at San Jose State University

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Communication & Media Studies at San Jose State University

If you are interested in studying communication and media studies, you may want to check out the program at San Jose State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 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.

San Jose State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications

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Communications Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

90% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a master's degree in communications from San Jose State. About 10% were men and 90% were women.

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In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 5
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 San Jose State University.

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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