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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Far Western US Region

45 Colleges
$35,833 Avg Salary
$21,433 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, communication and journalism was ranked #17 in the country. In fact 12,242 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Communication & Journalism Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

Check out the communication and journalism programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for communication and journalism students. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 45 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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#3

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gonzaga University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.

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#4

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UO is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Eugene.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication and journalism students. It came in at #7 on the list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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Portland State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication and journalism programs. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.

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With a ranking of #10, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 858
Washington 243
Oregon 115
Nevada 30
Hawaii 26
Alaska 4

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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