by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Journalism is the 69th most popular major in the country with 13,552 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,953 and had an average of $23,734 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 1,640 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,623 and $21,695 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 453 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 60 colleges that offer a degree in journalism. To top this list, a school must have a successful journalism program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The journalism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california associate degree journalism students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fullerton College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate. Fullerton College is a public institution located in Fullerton, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 36 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Monica College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate list. Santa Monica College is a public institution located in Santa Monica, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend De Anza College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate. De Anza College is located in Cupertino, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Moorpark College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate. Moorpark College is located in Moorpark, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bakersfield College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate. Bakersfield College is a large public school situated in Bakersfield, California. It awarded 18 associates’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Saddleback College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate list. Saddleback College is a fairly large school located in Mission Viejo, California that handed out 17 associates’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Mt. San Antonio College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate ranking. Mt. San Antonio College is located in Walnut, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #8, College of the Canyons did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate list. Located in Santa Clarita, California, this fairly large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
Santa Barbara City College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. Santa Barbara City College is a public institution located in Santa Barbara, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Fresno City College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate ranking. Fresno City College is a public institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Pasadena City College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate ranking. Pasadena, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s journalism degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
East Los Angeles College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate ranking. East Los Angeles College is a large school located in Monterey Park, California that handed out 12 associates’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Cerritos College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school situated in Norwalk, California. It awarded 12 associates’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Sierra College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate list. Sierra College is located in Rocklin, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
Rio Hondo College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Whittier, California, and it awarded 11 associates’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
El Camino College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate ranking. Located in Torrance, California, this fairly large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified associates’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
Glendale Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate ranking. GCC is a fairly large school located in Glendale, California that handed out 10 associates’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southwestern College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Chula Vista, California, and it awarded 10 associates’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Long Beach City College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate ranking. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
Sacramento City College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. Sacramento City is located in Sacramento, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
Cosumnes River College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. Sacramento, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s journalism degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Chaffey College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate ranking. Chaffey College is located in Rancho Cucamonga, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Los Angeles Valley College ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate list. LAVC is located in Valley Glen, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
Santa Ana College ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate list. Located in Santa Ana, California, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in California for an Associate ranking. Santa Rosa, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s journalism degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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