Journalism Schools In California

There are 77 accredited journalism schools in California for faculty who teach journalism classes to choose from. The trends in California's journalism academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in journalism includes journalism training at the following levels:

Journalism Certificate
Associates degree in Journalism
Bachelors degree in Journalism
Masters degree in Journalism

Cities

Statistics

Professional Trends

California Vs. National Journalism Employment

California	9,290
National	105,350

Of all of the journalism professionals that work in the US, approximately 9% work in California state.

Employment Growth for Journalism professionals In California

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
12,010	12,080	11,660	9,990	9,290

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of journalism professionals is shrinking in California. In California, 2,720 less journalism professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of journalism has shrunk by 23% in California. This decline is faster than the change in the number of journalism professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of journalism professionals has shrunk by 12% from 2006 to 2010.

Journalism VS. All Professions salaries in California

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$60,617	$58,887	$58,080	$29,230	$54,097
$48,885	$52,410	$54,744	$56,285	$57,176

Light Blue: Journalism
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The amount earned by journalism professionals is decreasing in California. The mean salary for journalism professionals in 2006 was $60,617 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $54,097 per year.

Salary percentiles for Journalism professionals in California

10th percentile	$24,633
25th percentile	$29,590
50th percentile	$41,917
75th percentile	$62,123
90th percentile	$100,437

Thus, journalism professionals' salaries declined by 12% in 4 years. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. Within the field of journalism, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid journalism professionals earning 308% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in California state.

Average Salaries for Journalism professionals and related professions in California

Communications	$56,800
Creative Writing	$85,170
Journalism	$54,097

In California, journalism professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Journalism programs available for each degree type for all schools in California

associate	59
bachelor	22
master	3
doctor	0
Certificate	65
Total	149

As the number of journalism professionals is decreasing in California state, the number of students graduating from the 77 accredited journalism schools in California state is increasing. In California, there were 1,103 graduates in 2006. And there were 1,301 graduates from journalism courses in 2010.

There was an increase in the number of journalism school degree or certificate graduates in California by 18%. Most of these graduates, or 44%, earned a undergraduate certificate in journalism.

Journalism Faculty Salaries in California

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