Communication & Journalism at California State University - Northridge

If you plan to study communication and journalism, take a look at what California State University - Northridge has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,572 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Northridge in 2021, 924 of them were communication and journalism majors.

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

CSUN Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

CSUN Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how CSUN performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at CSUN is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & 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
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	7
Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	252

In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from CSUN. This makes it the #76 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at CSUN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at California State University - Northridge.

CSUN Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 924 communication and journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from CSUN. Of these graduates, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUN since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication and journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	59
Black or African American	70
Hispanic or Latino	384
White	250
International Students	75
Other Races/Ethnicities	86

CSUN Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 communication and journalism majors earned their master's degree from CSUN. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% were women.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Northridge with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

CSUN also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication and 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 California State University - Northridge. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	427
Communication & Media Studies	367
Journalism	161

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• Psychology

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and 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 - Northridge.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080
Film and Video Editors	11,380	$112,530
Editors	11,060	$78,150

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.