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Most Popular Journalism Schools in West Virginia

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2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in West Virginia

2 Colleges
$30,505 Avg Salary
$24,584 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Journalism School for You

Journalism is the #86 most popular major in West Virginia with 7 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Journalism Schools in West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in West Virginia 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Journalism Colleges.

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our analysis found West Virginia University to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. WVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

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#2

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Out of the 2 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 7
Florida 75
Georgia 55
Tennessee 11
Alabama 20
South Carolina 21
Mississippi 5
Arkansas 21

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 2 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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