2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools
Finding the Best Journalism School for You
Journalism is the #128 most popular major in the country with 1,238 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Journalism Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 79 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Journalism program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for journalism majors pursuing a .
Top 15% Most Popular Journalism Schools
Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Read full report on Journalism at Columbia University in the City of New York
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 79 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Journalism at University of Missouri - Columbia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools list. UGA is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Full Sail University is a great place for journalism students. Full Sail University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Winter Park.
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Schools list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #7, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for journalism students. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.
With a ranking of #8, St. Bonaventure University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for journalism students. Located in the town of Saint Bonaventure, St. Bonaventure is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #9, Boston University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for journalism students. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
University of Southern California came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Journalism Schools ranking. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Read full report on Journalism at University of Southern California
American University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Schools list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular journalism programs. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
Full Journalism at University of Maryland - College Park Report
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Journalism Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE |
| 14 | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA |
| 15 | University of North Texas | Denton, TX |
Journalism by Region
View the Most Popular Journalism Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
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Journalism Related Majors
One of 5 majors within the area of study, journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 26 schools only.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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