Most Focused Journalism Schools in District of Columbia

Journalism is taught at colleges nationwide, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. The schools below are the most focused on journalism in District of Columbia, measured by the share of their degrees in the field.

To build this ranking, College Factual compared the degree focus of the 3 schools in District of Columbia offering journalism.

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• Most Focused Journalism Schools in District of Columbia

Most Focused Schools for Journalism in District of Columbia

Below are the schools where journalism makes up the largest share of degrees in District of Columbia.

Most Focused Journalism Schools

1

American University
Washington, DC

2% of Degrees in Journalism

76 Journalism Graduations

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

Leading the list of the most focused journalism schools is American University. Located in the city of Washington, American University is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in journalism, or about 76 graduates in the most recent year. See more about journalism at American University

2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

0.6% of Degrees in Journalism

46 Journalism Graduations

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

George Washington University ranks #2 for journalism by degree focus. Set in the city of Washington, George Washington University is a private not-for-profit institution. Journalism accounts for around 0.6% of the degrees granted here, or about 46 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full journalism report for George Washington University

3

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

0.2% of Degrees in Journalism

16 Journalism Graduations

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

Georgetown University ranks #3 for journalism by degree focus. Set in the city of Washington, Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 0.2% of all degrees awarded are in journalism, or about 16 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full journalism details for Georgetown University

Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

• 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.