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2021 Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California

43 Colleges
10,322 Bachelor's Degrees
$35,691 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in CaliforniaIn <nil>, communication & journalism students earned 10,322 bachelor's degrees from a California school, making the subject the 9th in the state. This means that 11.5% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking looked at 43 colleges that offer a bachelor's in communication & journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication & journalism programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication & journalism program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Communication & Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Pepperdine University tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional communication & journalism students. Pepperdine is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Malibu. Pepperdine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in California list.

The student loan default rate at Pepperdine is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 3,015 of Pepperdine students are exclusively distance learners. 4,069 of Pepperdine students are attending part time.

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University of Southern California earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in California ranking.

The student loan default rate at USC is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. There are roughly 6,687 part time students in attendance at USC.

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San Jose State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population. San Jose State also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in California rankings.

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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San Diego State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best communication & journalism schools for non-traditional students. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SDSU has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in California ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 21,657 students at SDSU that take at least one class online. 5,452 of SDSU students are attending part time.

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California State University - Fullerton comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.

About 0.8% of Cal State Fullerton students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 25,781 students take at least one class online at Cal State Fullerton. There are roughly 10,634 part time students in attendance at Cal State Fullerton.

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San Francisco State University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

The student loan default rate at SFSU is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 14,003 students at SFSU are exclusively online. About 6,034 of the students at SFSU are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize California State University - Northridge as the #7 school in this year's rankings. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

The student loan default rate at CSUN is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. 28,617 students at CSUN are exclusively online. 9,164 students are part time.

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Chapman University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Chapman is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Orange. Chapman also made our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in California list, coming in at #3.

About 0.6% of Chapman students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 185 students at Chapman that take at least one class online. 1,064 of Chapman students are attending part time.

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University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. USFCA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco. USFCA not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in California list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 5,220 students at USFCA that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,299 part time students in attendance at USFCA.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Sacramento. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

The student loan default rate at Sac State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 16,876 students take at least one class online at Sac State. 7,378 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 1,839
Hawaii 266
Oregon 1,243
Nevada 442
Alaska 26

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