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2023 Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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$42,572 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Journalism Master's Degree School for You

Journalism is the #56 most popular major in District of Columbia with 62 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. 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.

The Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in District of Columbia to see which master'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for journalism majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named American University the most popular school in District of Columbia for journalism students working on their master’s degree. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 70% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 58% of the journalism majors at the school.

Full Journalism at Georgetown University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 80% of the journalism majors at the school.

Full Journalism at George Washington University Report

Best Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 294
Pennsylvania 16
Maryland 37

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 3 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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