2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools
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Communication & Journalism is the #17 most popular major in the country with 12,242 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 432 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Journalism program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Communication & Journalism
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the most popular school in the United States for communication and journalism students. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
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Out of the 432 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for communication and journalism students. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
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Out of the 432 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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The excellent programs at Syracuse University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the United States. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.
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Boston University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools ranking. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Liberty University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools ranking. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
With a ranking of #10, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
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With a ranking of #11, University of Denver did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication and journalism students. It came in at #12 on the list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
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Southern New Hampshire University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication and journalism programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #14, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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The New School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication and journalism students. It came in at #15 on the list. New School University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Michigan State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools ranking. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.
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Johns Hopkins University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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George Washington University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #19, West Virginia University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.
American University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication and journalism programs. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication and journalism programs. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools list. Sagrado is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Santurce.
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Fordham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication and journalism students. It came in at #23 on the list. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.
Grand Canyon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication and journalism students. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #25, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.
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Rest of the Top Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 432 different United States communication and journalism schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE |
| 51 | Washington State University | Pullman, WA |
| 54 | University of South Florida - Main Campus | Tampa, FL |
| 54 | University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD |
| 56 | Quinnipiac University | Hamden, CT |
| 57 | Queens University of Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
| 57 | Marist College | Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 57 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 60 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA |
| 61 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 61 | Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
| 61 | Regent University | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 64 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO |
| 64 | Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA |
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Communication & Journalism students that almost earned our Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools award.
Communication & Journalism by Region
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Majors Related to Communication & Journalism
Communication & Journalism Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 5,059 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 2,828 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 2,562 |
| Journalism | 1,238 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 341 |
| Publishing | 214 |
Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 199,724 |
| Psychology | 42,013 |
| Social Sciences | 22,292 |
| Library Science | 5,929 |
| History | 4,391 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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 Josh Hallett.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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