General Journalism at College of the Desert

Every general journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the journalism program at College of the Desert stacks up to those at other schools.

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and has a total student population of 10,932.

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.

College of the Desert General Journalism Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at College of the Desert

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? College of the Desert offers distance education options for journalism at the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

College of the Desert General Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at College of the Desert

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

College of the Desert General Journalism Associate’s Program

83% Women

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of journalism associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

College of the Desert does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in journalism graduates 47% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	1
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 College of the Desert.

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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