by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Speech Communication. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Communication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in communications, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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With an online bachelor's degree in communication you'll have the opportunity to pursue a multitude of career options. From journalism and social media, to public relations, advertising and mass media, earning your BA in communication will allow you to strategize and communicate your ideas.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo was ranked #85 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for communications majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #11 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,742 | $17,622 |
| Fees | $4,329 | $8,349 |
| Books and Supplies | $888 | $888 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,694 | $15,694 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,190 | $2,190 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in Communications walked away with an average of $18,770 in student debt. That is 23% lower than the national average of $24,445.
communications who receive their bachelor’s degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo make an average of $38,721 a year during the early days of their career. That is 22% higher than the national average of $31,626.
Online degrees for the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo communications bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Online Learning page.
Women made up around 71.9% of the communications students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 34.4% of the communications bachelor’s degrees at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 36 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 64 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Journalism | 74 |
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*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.
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