Communication & Journalism at University of California - Santa Cruz

If you plan to study communication and journalism, take a look at what University of California - Santa Cruz has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 19,161 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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 Santa Cruz Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

UC Santa Cruz Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Journalism from UC Santa Cruz in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. UC Santa Cruz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication and journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Santa Cruz. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	9

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• History
• 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 - Santa Cruz.

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 Satyriconi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.