Journalism at Riverside City College

Every 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 Riverside City College stacks up to those at other schools.

Riverside City College is located in Riverside, California and approximately 20,080 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.

Riverside City College Journalism Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Journalism

Riverside City College Journalism 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.

Journalism Student Demographics at Riverside City College

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

Riverside City College Journalism Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of journalism associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in journalism only graduates about 34% men each year. The program at Riverside City College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

Riverside City College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in journalism graduates 64% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Communication & Media Studies

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 Riverside City College.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.