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2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in Pennsylvania

4 Colleges
$30,444 Avg Salary
$25,737 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Journalism School for You

Journalism is the #174 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 16 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

Check out the journalism programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Temple University to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Read full report on Journalism at Temple University

#2

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Point Park University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Journalism at Point Park University Report

#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Carnegie Mellon University is a great place for journalism students. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Out of the 4 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

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 4 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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