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2023 Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for journalism majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 28% are male.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in journalism at UNR, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 64% of the journalism majors at the school.

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#4

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Academy of Art University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Journalism at Academy of Art University

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 5 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Full Journalism at University of California - Berkeley Report

Best Journalism Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 45
Oregon 11
Nevada 12

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 5 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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