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General Journalism at California State University - Northridge

We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. In addition, we cover how CSUN ranks in comparison to other schools with journalism programs.

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General Journalism Degrees Available at CSUN

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

CSUN Journalism Rankings

The bachelor's program at CSUN was ranked #85 on College Factual's Best Schools for journalism list. It is also ranked #8 in California.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism	24
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism	26
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (With Aid)	31
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (With Aid)	32
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $48-$75k)	44
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (Income $48-$75k)	47
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $75-$110k)	48
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (Income $75-$110k)	51
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $30-$48k)	51
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $0-$30k)	51
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (Income $30-$48k)	53
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (Income $0-$30k)	53
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income Over $110k)	60
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (Income Over $110k)	62
Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Best General Journalism Schools	85
Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	126
Best General Journalism Colleges for Veterans	132
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Journalism Graduates	162
Highest Paid General Journalism Graduates	165

During the 2020-2021 academic year, California State University - Northridge handed out 161 bachelor's degrees in general journalism. This is an increase of 20% over the previous year when 134 degrees were handed out.

CSUN Journalism Students

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

CSUN General Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 161 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from CSUN. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

The majority of the bachelor's degree graduates for this major are Hispanic or Latino. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 52% of grads fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from California State University - Northridge with a bachelor's in journalism.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	83
White	35
Non-Resident Aliens	8
Other Races	15

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.