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Best Schools for Broadcast Journalism in South Carolina
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall broadcast journalism education in South Carolina.
Top Schools in Broadcast Journalism
No school ranked higher than University Of South Carolina Columbia this year for broadcast journalism. This very large public university is located in the city of Columbia. About 79% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 36 broadcast journalism students who graduated with this degree at University Of South Carolina Columbia in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, broadcast journalism degree recipients from University Of South Carolina Columbia generally make around $38,762. Typical student debt for the program is $26,000.
See the full broadcast journalism program report for University Of South Carolina Columbia
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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