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Largest journalism programs in California
California journalism programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 137 |
| 2 | San Diego State University | San Diego | Public, 4-year | 119 |
| 3 | California State University-Northridge | Northridge | Public, 4-year | 92 |
| 4 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | Public, 4-year | 85 |
| 5 | California State University-Fresno | Fresno | Public, 4-year | 79 |
| 6 | California State University-Long Beach | Long Beach | Public, 4-year | 73 |
| 7 | California State University-Sacramento | Sacramento | Public, 4-year | 38 |
| 8 | San Francisco State University | San Francisco | Public, 4-year | 36 |
| 9 | San Jose State University | San Jose | Public, 4-year | 29 |
| 10 | California State University-Chico | Chico | Public, 4-year | 28 |
| 11 | Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 28 |
| 12 | California State University-Dominguez Hills | Carson | Public, 4-year | 23 |
| 13 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | Arcata | Public, 4-year | 22 |
| 14 | Santa Monica College | Santa Monica | Public, 4-year | 21 |
| 15 | Ashford University | San Diego | For-profit, 4-year | 19 |
| 16 | Riverside City College | Riverside | Public, 2-year | 13 |
| 17 | College of the Canyons | Santa Clarita | Public, 2-year | 12 |
| 18 | Cerritos College | Norwalk | Public, 2-year | 12 |
| 19 | Los Angeles Valley College | Valley Glen | Public, 4-year | 12 |
| 20 | Sierra College | Rocklin | Public, 2-year | 12 |
| 21 | University of La Verne | La Verne | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 11 |
| 22 | Biola University | La Mirada | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 10 |
| 23 | Fresno City College | Fresno | Public, 4-year | 10 |
| 24 | Mt San Antonio College | Walnut | Public, 2-year | 10 |
| 25 | Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa | Public, 2-year | 10 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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