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2023 Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

3 Colleges
$42,572 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Journalism Master's Degree School for You

Journalism is the #174 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 16 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Temple University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for journalism students working on their master’s degree. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Of the 12 students majoring in journalism at Temple, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Read full report on Journalism at Temple University

#2

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 3 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Park University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Journalism at Point Park University

#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Read full report on Journalism at Carnegie Mellon University

Best Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 294
Maryland 37
District of Columbia 62

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 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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