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2023 Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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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. 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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southwest 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in the Southwest Region for journalism students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Of the 45 students majoring in journalism at ASU - Tempe, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 20% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in journalism at University of Oklahoma, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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

Full Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin Report

#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for journalism students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

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Best Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best journalism schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 41
Arizona 56
Oklahoma 18

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 6 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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