2023 Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools
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.
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 Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 77 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the journalism master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 15% Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree 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 master’s degree in the United States. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Women make up 69% of the journalism majors at the school.
Read full report on Journalism at Columbia University in the City of New York
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Syracuse University is a great place for journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 65% of the journalism majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.
Of the 55 students majoring in journalism at UGA, 18% are male and 82% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.
About 73% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 27% are male.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Full Sail University is a great place for journalism students working on their master’s degree. Full Sail University is a very large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Winter Park.
Of the 47 students majoring in journalism at Full Sail University, 38% are male and 62% are female.
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 45 students majoring in journalism at ASU - Tempe, 27% are male and 73% are female.
St. Bonaventure University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree journalism programs. Located in the town of Saint Bonaventure, St. Bonaventure is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 54% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 46% are male.
Boston University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree journalism programs. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 36 students majoring in journalism at Boston U, 22% are male and 78% are female.
University of Southern California landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree journalism programs. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
About 72% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 28% are male.
Read full report on Journalism at University of Southern California
American University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for journalism students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 70% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 30% are male.
With a ranking of #11, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for journalism students working on their master’s degree. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.
Of the 31 students majoring in journalism at Iowa, 42% are male and 58% are female.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Journalism students that almost earned our Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools award.
Rank | College | Location |
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12 | University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD |
13 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE |
14 | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA |
15 | University of North Texas | Denton, TX |
Journalism by Region
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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 |
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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 27 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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