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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in North Carolina

13 Colleges
$32,114 Avg Salary
$24,752 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism School for You

In 2020-2021, 235 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and journalism students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina.

Our 2023 rankings named Queens University of Charlotte the most popular school in North Carolina for communication and journalism students. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for communication and journalism students. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

High Point University

High Point, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend High Point University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of High Point, High Point is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Elon University

Elon, NC

Elon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Elon, Elon is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication and journalism students. It came in at #8 on the list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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#10

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication and journalism students. It came in at #10 on the list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 54
Florida 672
Virginia 380
Tennessee 105
Georgia 274
South Carolina 59
Louisiana 75
West Virginia 146
Kentucky 116
Arkansas 108
Alabama 218

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 13 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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