Communication & Journalism at University of California - Berkeley

If you are interested in studying communication and journalism, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Berkeley. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 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.

UC Berkeley Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

UC Berkeley Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 40 communication and journalism students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Berkeley, about 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. UC Berkeley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 University of California - Berkeley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	40

Related Majors

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

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 University of California - Berkeley.

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 LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.