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2023 Best Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

2 Colleges
$42,572 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Journalism Master's Degree School for You

Journalism is the #174 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 16 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Journalism Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Master's in Journalism

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Temple University the best school in Pennsylvania for journalism students working on their master’s degree. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#2

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Point Park University is a great place for journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 294
Maryland 37
District of Columbia 62

One of 5 majors within the area of study, journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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