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2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in California

6 Colleges
$21,436 Avg Salary
$13,533 Avg Student Debt

Communication & Journalism is the #12 most popular major in California with 17,589 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in California to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication and journalism majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Monica College the most popular online school in California for communication and journalism students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Santa Monica, SMC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#2

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of San Mateo is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their online associate degree. CSM is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of San Mateo.

About 56% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#3

Solano Community College

Fairfield, CA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Solano Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in California. Solano College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

Women make up 61% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#4

Compton College

Compton, CA

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Compton College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Compton College is a small public school located in the suburb of Compton.

About 83% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Communication & Journalism at Compton College Report

#5

Los Angeles Harbor College

Wilmington, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Los Angeles Harbor College is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their online associate degree. Located in the large city of Wilmington, LAHC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 62% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Los Angeles Harbor College

#6

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #6, Academy of Art University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their online associate degree. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Academy of Art University

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 2,086
Oregon 1,375
Hawaii 292
Nevada 523
Alaska 30

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Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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