Journalism at Bakersfield College

What traits are you looking for in a journalism school? To help you decide if Bakersfield College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's journalism program.

Bakersfield College is located in Bakersfield, California and has a total student population of 24,903.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

Bakersfield College Journalism Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Journalism

Bakersfield College Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at Bakersfield College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at Bakersfield College.

Bakersfield College Journalism Associate’s Program

36% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of journalism associate's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in journalism only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at Bakersfield College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 29% more women than average.

Bakersfield College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in journalism graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bakersfield College with a associate's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Journalism

If you plan to be a journalism 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 Bakersfield College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism	18

Communication & Media Studies

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 Bakersfield College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Film and Video Editors	11,380	$112,530
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
Photographers	6,060	$52,720
Reporters and Correspondents	3,430	$67,820

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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