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2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

17 Colleges
$33,590 Avg Salary
$24,203 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Journalism School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, journalism was ranked #128 in the country. In fact 1,238 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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 .

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Full Journalism at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

St. Bonaventure University

Saint Bonaventure, NY

The excellent programs at St. Bonaventure University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the town of Saint Bonaventure, St. Bonaventure is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

Full Journalism at University of Maryland - College Park Report

#6

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Full Journalism at Georgetown University Report

#7

New York University

New York, NY

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for journalism students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Journalism at New York University Report

#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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George Washington University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Full Journalism at George Washington University Report

#10

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular journalism programs. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.

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Best Journalism Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 294
Pennsylvania 16
Maryland 37
District of Columbia 62

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 17 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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