General Journalism at Butte College

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

Butte College is located in Oroville, California and approximately 9,335 students attend the school each year.

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

Butte College General Journalism Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Journalism

Butte College General Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at Butte College

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

Butte College General Journalism Associate’s Program

80% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of journalism associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in journalism at Butte College are white. Around 80% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Butte College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
Reporters and Correspondents	3,430	$67,820
Broadcast News Analysts	360	$102,480

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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