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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

85 Colleges
$34,977 Avg Salary
$24,247 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #17 most popular major in the country with 12,242 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 85 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Journalism program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Colleges.

#1

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Our analysis found Syracuse University to be the most popular school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

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#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our analysis found New York University to be the most popular school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for communication and journalism students. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great place for communication and journalism students. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

The New School

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The New School. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New School University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#6

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

American University

Washington, DC

American University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication and journalism programs. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#9

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

With a ranking of #9, Fordham University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

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#10

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

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#11

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, NY

The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication and journalism students. It came in at #11 on the list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

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#12

Pace University - New York

New York, NY

Pace University - New York landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication and journalism programs. Located in the large city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Communication & Journalism students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
14 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
15 Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY
16 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
17 St. Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY

Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,714
Pennsylvania 367
Maryland 268
New Jersey 102
District of Columbia 475
Delaware 6

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

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 25 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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