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2023 Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia

2 Colleges
$42,572 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Journalism Master's Degree School for You

Journalism is the #86 most popular major in West Virginia with 7 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in West Virginia 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our analysis found West Virginia University to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in West Virginia. WVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

About 83% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 17% are male.

Read full report on Journalism at West Virginia University

#2

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the small city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public school with a large student population.

Read full report on Journalism at Marshall University

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 7
Florida 75
Georgia 55
Tennessee 11
Alabama 20
South Carolina 21
Mississippi 5
Arkansas 21

One of 5 majors within the area of study, journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar 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 2 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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