The 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 State University - Stanislaus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in communications, such as diversity 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. The bachelor's program at Stan State was ranked #431 on College Factual's Best Schools for communications list. It is also ranked #41 in California.
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The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $5,742 | $17,622 |
Fees | $1,860 | $1,860 |
Books and Supplies | $1,160 | $1,160 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,724 | $11,724 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,152 | $3,152 |
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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 Stan State in Communications walked away with an average of $15,000 in student debt. That is 39% lower than the national average of $24,445.
The median early career salary of communications students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Stan State is $32,569 per year. That is 3% higher than the national average of $31,626.
Online degrees for the Stan State 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 Stan State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in communications in 2019-2020, 65.8% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 64.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in communications at Stan State in 2019-2020, 57.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 29 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 27 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Speech Communication | 76 |
*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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