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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Virginia

12 Colleges
$34,656 Avg Salary
$28,225 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism School for You

With 380 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #16 most popular major in Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in Virginia 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication and journalism majors pursuing a .

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for communication and journalism students. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Regent University is a great place for communication and journalism students. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means James Madison University is a great place for communication and journalism students. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Norfolk State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Virginia list. Norfolk State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Virginia list. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.

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#8

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

With a ranking of #8, Old Dominion University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Bridgewater College

Bridgewater, VA

Bridgewater College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication and journalism programs. Bridgewater is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bridgewater.

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#9

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #9, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 54
Florida 672
North Carolina 235
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 12 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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