General Communication&
Awarded in 2016
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The locations with the highest concentration of General Communication graduates are Boston, MA, San Diego, CA and Salt Lake City, UT. The locations with a relatively high number of General Communication graduates are High Point, NC, St. Augustine, FL and Cheyney University, PA. The most common degree awarded to students studying General Communication is a Bachelor's Degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in General Communication and the types of students that study this field. University of California-Santa Barbara awards the most degrees in graphic design in the US, but Holy Cross College and High Point University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Communication. Tuition costs for General Communication majors are, on average, $6,794 for in-state public colleges, and $29,900 for out of state private colleges. The largest share of institutions with General Communication programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Communications graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field. Elementary & secondary schools is the industry that employs the most Communications majors both by share and by number, though the highest paying industry for Communications majors, by average wage, is Rubber products, except tires, manufacturing .
Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Communications in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Communications is 40, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelor's degree. Female employees are more likey to hold Communications degrees, and White students earn the majority (6,309) of the degrees.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the General Communication field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. General Communication majors need many skills, but most especially Writing. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that General Communication majors need more than the average amount of Writing, Negotiation, and Persuasion.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for General Communication majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Writing is very distinctive for majors, but the Writing, Reading Comprehension, and Speaking are the three most important skills for people in the field.