2023 Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
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The Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Southeast 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.
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2023 Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the journalism master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Georgia the most popular school in the Southeast Region for journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 18% are male.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Full Sail University is a great place for journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 62% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 38% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 67% of the journalism majors at the school.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the # 4 spot on the list. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.
About 60% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 40% are male.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great place for journalism students working on their master’s degree. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
About 68% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 32% are male.
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University of Memphis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree journalism programs. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.
About 91% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 9% are male.
University of Arkansas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 50% of the journalism majors at the school.
University of Miami landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree journalism programs. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Women make up 78% of the journalism majors at the school.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.
With a ranking of #10, Regent University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for journalism students working on their master’s degree. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.
Women make up 86% of the journalism majors at the school.
Best Journalism Colleges by State
Explore the best journalism colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 7 |
| Florida | 75 |
| Georgia | 55 |
| Tennessee | 11 |
| Alabama | 20 |
| South Carolina | 21 |
| Mississippi | 5 |
| Arkansas | 21 |
| West Virginia | 7 |
Majors Related to Journalism
Journalism is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Journalism
| 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 15 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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