by our College Data Analytics Team
Journalism draws students to programs nationwide, and a growing number of schools deliver it largely online. This ranking identifies the online schools that graduate the most journalism students each year.
College Factual ranked the 9 journalism schools in the United States by the number of degrees they award each year.
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Below are the most popular online journalism schools at the master’s degree level, ranked by yearly graduations.
The most popular school in the country for journalism students is University Of Georgia. Located in the city of Athens, University Of Georgia is a public university. This school awarded about 74 journalism degrees in the most recent year. Read the full journalism report for University Of Georgia
University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranks #2 for journalism by yearly graduations. University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public school located in the suburb of Norman. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 67 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. Read the full journalism report for University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus
A rank of #3 makes The University Of Alabama one of the most popular schools for journalism. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, The University Of Alabama is a public university. This school awarded about 33 journalism degrees in the most recent year. Read the full journalism report for The University Of Alabama
University Of Sacred Heart came in at #4 on our list of the most popular journalism schools. University Of Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santurce. This school awarded about 20 journalism degrees in the most recent year. Read the full journalism report for University Of Sacred Heart
University Of Iowa ranks #5 for journalism by yearly graduations. University Of Iowa is a public school located in the city of Iowa City. University Of Iowa graduated around 18 journalism students in the most recent data year. Get the full journalism details for University Of Iowa
Kansas State University comes in at #6 for journalism this year. Set in the city of Manhattan, Kansas State University is a public institution. This school awarded about 11 journalism degrees in the most recent year. See more about journalism at Kansas State University
Baylor University ranked #7 on our list of the most popular journalism schools. Baylor University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco. Baylor University graduated around 10 journalism students in the most recent data year. Get the full journalism details for Baylor University
West Virginia University ranked #8 on our list of the most popular journalism schools. Located in the city of Morgantown, West Virginia University is a public university. This school awarded about 8 journalism degrees in the most recent year. Get the full journalism details for West Virginia University
Northeastern University comes in at #9 for journalism this year. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit university. Northeastern University graduated around 7 journalism students in the most recent data year. Get the full journalism details for Northeastern University
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This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS). Only schools offering the program in a mostly-online format are included in this online ranking.
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