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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Washington

5 Colleges
$37,976 Avg Salary
$21,526 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism School for You

With 243 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #13 most popular major in Washington.

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 Washington ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Washington 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 Washington.

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the most popular school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a degree in Washington. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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#2

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

The excellent programs at Gonzaga University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in Washington. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spokane.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Washington list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Washington University is a great place for communication and journalism students. EWU is a large public school located in the town of Cheney.

Full Communication & Journalism at Eastern Washington University Report

#5

Walla Walla University

College Place, WA

Out of the 5 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Walla Walla University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Walla Walla U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of College Place.

Full Communication & Journalism at Walla Walla University Report

Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 858
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 5 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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