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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Rhode Island

5 Colleges
$34,008 Avg Salary
$25,292 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #21 most popular major in Rhode Island with 33 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Rhode Island 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.

Check out the communication and journalism programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Rhode Island.

Our analysis found University of Rhode Island to be the most popular school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rhode Island School of Design. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Rhode Island list. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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#3

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bryant University is a great place for communication and journalism students. Located in the suburb of Smithfield, Bryant is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at Johnson & Wales University - Online helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in Rhode Island. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 819
Connecticut 167
New Hampshire 187
Maine 25
Vermont 5

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 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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