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Journalism at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Journalism at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

What traits are you looking for in a journalism school? To help you decide if California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's journalism program.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 22,440 students attend the school each year.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Journalism. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Journalism Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Journalism Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 35
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism 80

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 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

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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