2026 Best Broadcast Journalism Schools in California
Broadcast Journalism programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual analyzed 11 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best broadcast journalism schools.
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Best Schools for Broadcast Journalism in California
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the broadcast journalism degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Broadcast Journalism
Chapman University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in broadcast journalism. Chapman University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Orange. Roughly 82% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 30 broadcast journalism students who graduated with this degree at Chapman University in the most recent data year. Graduates of the broadcast journalism program make about $41,645 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $22,500 to complete this degree.
Read more about the broadcast journalism program at Chapman University
New York Film Academy came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best broadcast journalism schools. New York Film Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Burbank. The six-year graduation rate is 68%. About 12 broadcast journalism degrees were awarded at New York Film Academy in the most recent year. Students who receive their broadcast journalism degree from New York Film Academy earn around $15,090 in the first couple years of their career. New York Film Academy graduates carry a median of $18,400 in student loans.
See the full broadcast journalism program report for New York Film Academy
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 11 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
