2025 Best General Journalism Associate Degree Schools in California

If you plan on getting your associate degree in general journalism, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #156 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Journalism Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 346 associate degrees in general journalism during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general journalism students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general journalism students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general journalism related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general journalism students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Journalism Associate Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Journalism in California

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in general journalism.

Top California Schools for an Associate in Journalism

1

College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

College of the Canyons is a great choice for students pursuing an associate degree in general journalism. College of the Canyons is a large public college located in the suburb of Santa Clarita.More information about a associate in general journalism from College of the Canyons

2

Mt. San Antonio College
Walnut, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in general journalism has to take a look at Mt. San Antonio College. Located in the large suburb of Walnut, Mt. SAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in general journalism from Mt. San Antonio College

Best General Journalism Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best General Journalism Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Oregon	260	1
Nevada	185	20

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General Journalism Related Rankings by Major

General Journalism is one of 6 different types of Journalism programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Broadcast Journalism	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
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