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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

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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

56% Women
94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of journalism associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in journalism only graduates about 34% men each year. The program at Bakersfield College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

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Bakersfield College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in journalism graduates 58% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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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