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2023 Best Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

14 Colleges
$42,572 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Journalism Master's Degree School for You

Journalism is the #128 most popular major in the country with 1,238 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Journalism Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the best school in the Southeast Region for journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

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#5

University of Mississippi

University, MS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Mississippi is a great place for journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree journalism programs. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

With a ranking of #7, West Virginia University did quite well on this year’s best schools for journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

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#9

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis ranked #9 on this year’s Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.

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Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best journalism colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 7
Florida 75
Georgia 55
Tennessee 11
Alabama 20
South Carolina 21
Mississippi 5
Arkansas 21
West Virginia 7

Journalism is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 14 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jfurrer.

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