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2023 Most Popular Online Journalism Schools in California

4 Colleges
$33,623 Avg Salary
$21,695 Avg Student Debt

Journalism is the #66 most popular major in California with 1,622 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Journalism Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online journalism programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#2

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Journalism Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Journalism at Academy of Art University

#3

Los Angeles Harbor College

Wilmington, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Los Angeles Harbor College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Journalism Schools in California list. Located in the city of Wilmington, LAHC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Solano Community College

Fairfield, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Solano Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Journalism Schools in California list. Solano College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Fairfield.

Read full report on Journalism at Solano Community College

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 216
Oregon 155
Nevada 156
Hawaii 11
Alaska 19

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Journalism is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Journalism

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jfurrer.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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