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Journalism at Chapman University

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

Chapman is located in Orange, California and approximately 9,761 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,944 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Chapman University in 2021, 31 of them were journalism majors.

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

Chapman Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Chapman Journalism Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The journalism major at Chapman 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
Most Focused Journalism Schools 105

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from Chapman Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at Chapman is $36,779. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 16% higher than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

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Journalism Student Demographics at Chapman

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

Chapman Journalism Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 31 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in journalism from Chapman in 2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 12
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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

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 Chapman University.

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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