Communication & Media Studies at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year.

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.

USC Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
Master’s Degree in Communications

USC Communication & Media Studies Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

83% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of communications master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	53
White	68
International Students	104
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern California. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Communication & Media Studies	198
Speech Communication	31
Communications	2

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 University of Southern California.

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
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