2021 Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
12
Colleges
1,039
Bachelor's Degrees
$32,059
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Journalism is the #54 most popular major in California with 1,039 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that of the 10,632 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 9.8% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great journalism programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the journalism program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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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 the Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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2021 Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California
Check out the journalism programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Southern California tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional journalism students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in California ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. 6,687 of USC students are attending part time.
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Chapman University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chapman, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in California ranking.
The student loan default rate at Chapman is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 185 students take at least one class online at Chapman. 1,064 of Chapman students are attending part time.
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Journalism in California list.
The student loan default rate at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,682 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. 1,455 of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students are attending part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Long Beach. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach. CSULB not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Journalism in California list.
About 0.8% of CSULB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 24,806 students take at least one class online at CSULB. 8,046 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize San Francisco State University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population. SFSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Journalism in California list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 14,003 of SFSU students are exclusively distance learners. 6,034 of SFSU students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize California State University - Sacramento as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 16,876 students take at least one class online at Sac State. 7,378 students are part time.
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San Jose State University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best journalism schools for non-traditional students. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose. San Jose State also made our Best Colleges for Journalism in California list, coming in at #7.
About 0.9% of San Jose State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,939 students at San Jose State that take at least one class online. About 9,800 of the students at San Jose State are attending part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Northridge. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. 28,617 of CSUN students are exclusively distance learners. About 9,164 of the students at CSUN are attending part time.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Chico. Chico State is a large public school located in the city of Chico. Chico State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Journalism in California list.
About 2.2% of Chico State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 10,804 students at Chico State that take at least one class online. 2,083 students are part time.
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Biola University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Biola, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in California ranking.
The student loan default rate at Biola is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,888 students at Biola that take at least one class online. 1,503 students are part time.
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