Journalism at California State University - Chico
Chico State is located in Chico, California and has a total student population of 16,746. In 2021, 49 journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from Chico State.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Journalism section at the bottom of this page.
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Chico State Journalism Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
Chico State Journalism Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at Chico State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The journalism major at Chico State 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.
Ranking Type | Rank |
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25 | |
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 60 |
Most Focused Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 96 |
Earnings of Chico State Journalism Graduates
The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at Chico State is $37,827. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 19% higher than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.
Journalism Student Demographics at Chico State
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at California State University - Chico.
Chico State Journalism Bachelor’s Program
About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Chico State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Chico with a bachelor's in journalism.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
White | 29 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Chico State also has a doctoral program available in journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 State University - Chico.
Occupation | Jobs in CA | Average Salary in CA |
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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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Daderot under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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