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2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in District of Columbia

3 Colleges
$42,859 Avg Salary
$23,438 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Journalism School for You

Journalism is the #56 most popular major in District of Columbia with 62 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Journalism Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found American University to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Full Journalism at American University Report

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

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

Full Journalism at Georgetown University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 294
Pennsylvania 16
Maryland 37

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 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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