Best News Analyst programs in California, ranked by enrollment
Narrate or write news stories, reviews, or commentary for print, broadcast, or other communications media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, or television.
122 schools in California run programs that feed this job, graduating 6,622 people a year. The job pays a median of — in California across about 4,140 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in California that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
9 programs in California that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in California (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own California page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 09.0701In California → | 2,880 | 43.5% | 65 | $29,112 | $23,836 |
| 2 | CIP 09.0100In California → | 1,752 | 26.5% | 23 | $34,858 | $25,000 |
| 3 | Journalismmain feeder CIP 09.0401In California → | 1,326 | 20.0% | 73 | $34,515 | $24,250 |
| 4 | CIP 09.0102In California → | 511 | 7.7% | 18 | $34,858 | $25,000 |
| 5 | Journalism, Othermain feeder CIP 09.0499In California → | 51 | 0.8% | 2 | $34,515 | $24,250 |
| 6 | Broadcast Journalismmain feeder CIP 09.0402In California → | 48 | 0.7% | 3 | $34,515 | $24,250 |
| 7 | CIP 09.0907In California → | 29 | 0.4% | 1 | $39,658 | $24,500 |
| 8 | CIP 01.0802In California → | 24 | 0.4% | 1 | $43,778 | $19,500 |
| 9 | CIP 09.0906In California → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | $39,658 | $24,500 |
Top 25 schools in California
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 30 of the 122 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California - Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 618 | Communication, General | $46,598 | 83% | — | 33% |
| 2 | California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA Public · 2 feeder programs | 550 | Radio and Television | $27,278 | 57% | — | 93% |
| 3 | California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA Public · 2 feeder programs | 282 | Radio and Television | $25,988 | 69% | — | 46% |
| 4 | University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 278 | Mass Communication/Media Studies | $43,696 | 93% | — | 11% |
| 5 | San Diego State University San Diego, CA Public · 3 feeder programs | 273 | Journalism | $30,269 | 76% | — | 36% |
| 6 | University of California - Davis Davis, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 265 | Communication, General | $42,569 | 86% | — | 42% |
| 7 | University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 239 | Communication, General | $33,046 | 86% | — | 27% |
| 8 | University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 225 | Communication, General | — | 93% | — | 9% |
| 9 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 191 | Journalism | $44,651 | 92% | $26,873 | 10% |
| 10 | California State University - Fullerton Fullerton, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 178 | Radio and Television | $24,650 | 70% | — | 91% |
| 11 | California State University - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Public · 3 feeder programs | 172 | Radio and Television | $22,133 | 53% | — | 91% |
| 12 | Moorpark College Moorpark, CA Public · 2 feeder programs | 150 | Radio and Television | — | 44% | — | — |
| 13 | San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA Public · 2 feeder programs | 147 | Radio and Television | $28,753 | 50% | — | 96% |
| 14 | Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA Public · 3 feeder programs | 142 | Radio and Television | — | 32% | — | — |
| 15 | California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA Public · 2 feeder programs | 106 | Journalism | $48,637 | 86% | — | 31% |
| 16 | California State University - Fresno Fresno, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 93 | Journalism | — | 57% | — | 95% |
| 17 | Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA Public · 2 feeder programs | 85 | Radio and Television | — | 45% | — | — |
| 18 | San Jose State University San Jose, CA Public · 2 feeder programs | 84 | Radio and Television | — | 69% | — | 85% |
| 19 | El Camino Community College District Torrance, CA Public · 2 feeder programs | 82 | Radio and Television | — | 42% | — | — |
| 20 | Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA Public · 3 feeder programs | 79 | Radio and Television | — | 30% | — | — |
| 21 | Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA Public · 2 feeder programs | 78 | Radio and Television | — | 48% | — | — |
| 22 | University of San Diego San Diego, CA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 78 | Communication, General | $40,776 | 84% | $26,035 | 52% |
| 23 | Riverside City College Riverside, CA Public · 2 feeder programs | 77 | Radio and Television | — | 37% | — | — |
| 24 | Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA Public · 3 feeder programs | 74 | Radio and Television | — | 48% | — | — |
| 25 | Fullerton College Fullerton, CA Public · 3 feeder programs | 70 | Radio and Television | — | 34% | — | — |
All 122 schools in California
Every school in California with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California - Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | Public | 618 | 1 |
| California State University - Northridge | Northridge | Public | 550 | 2 |
| California State University - Long Beach | Long Beach | Public | 282 | 2 |
| University of California - Berkeley | Berkeley | Public | 278 | 1 |
| San Diego State University | San Diego | Public | 273 | 3 |
| University of California - Davis | Davis | Public | 265 | 1 |
| University of California - San Diego | La Jolla | Public | 239 | 1 |
| University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Public | 225 | 1 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles | Private not-for-profit | 191 | 3 |
| California State University - Fullerton | Fullerton | Public | 178 | 1 |
| California State University - Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Public | 172 | 3 |
| Moorpark College | Moorpark | Public | 150 | 2 |
| San Francisco State University | San Francisco | Public | 147 | 2 |
| Los Angeles Valley College | Valley Glen | Public | 142 | 3 |
| California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | Public | 106 | 2 |
What news analysts, reporters, and journalists earn in California
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in California
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists page.
How to become a News Analyst
Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in California
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 14 majors mapped to News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists13 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 01.0802Agricultural Communication/Journalism
- 09.0100Communication, General
- 09.0102Mass Communication/Media Studies
- 09.0401Journalism
- 09.0402Broadcast Journalism
- 09.0404Photojournalism
- 09.0405Business and Economic Journalism(no graduates reported)
- 09.0406Cultural Journalism
- 09.0407Science/Health/Environmental Journalism
- 09.0499Journalism, Other
- 09.0701Radio and Television
- 09.0904Political Communication
- 09.0906Sports Communication
- 09.0907International and Intercultural Communication
Common questions
Answers for people weighing news analysts, reporters, and journalists programs in California.
What degree do you need to become a News Analyst?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Radio and Television, which awarded 2,880 degrees in California in 2024-25, 43.5% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a News Analyst?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 9 programs to this occupation. The largest are Radio, Communication and Media Studies, Journalism, Public Relations, plus 1 more. Together they graduate about 6,622 people a year in California.
Is demand for news analysts, reporters, and journalists growing?+
BLS projects a -3.9% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, decline, with roughly 4,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in California?+
122 institutions in California reported graduates from at least one of the 9 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do news analysts, reporters, and journalists work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Anchor, Reporter, News Anchor, News Reporter among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 27-3023.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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