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2023 Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in California

3 Colleges
$42,572 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Journalism Master's Degree School for You

With 45 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, journalism is the #168 most popular major in California.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Journalism program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 28% are male.

Read full report on Journalism at University of Southern California

#2

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Academy of Art University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in California. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Journalism at Academy of Art University

Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 3 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Full Journalism at University of California - Berkeley Report

Best Journalism Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 11
Nevada 12

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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.

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