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2023 Most Popular Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Journalism Doctor'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.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Journalism Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in journalism at Mizzou, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Read full report on Journalism at University of Missouri - Columbia

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in journalism at UT Austin, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Read full report on Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin

Out of the 6 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

About 33% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Women make up 50% of the journalism majors at the school.

Full Journalism at University of Iowa Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 6 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.

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