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2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in New York

8 Colleges
$33,762 Avg Salary
$23,055 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Journalism School for You

Journalism is the #77 most popular major in New York with 294 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Journalism Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in New York 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in New York for journalism students. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

The excellent programs at Syracuse University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in New York. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

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#3

St. Bonaventure University

Saint Bonaventure, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St. Bonaventure University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Schools in New York list. St. Bonaventure is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Saint Bonaventure.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent programs at New York University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in New York. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#5

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

The excellent programs at Hofstra University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in New York. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#6

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for journalism students. It came in at #6 on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

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#6

Baruch College

New York, NY

Baruch College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, Baruch is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Journalism Schools in New York ranking. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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Best Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 16
Maryland 37
District of Columbia 62

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 8 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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