by our College Data Analytics TeamJournalism is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. The schools below award the most journalism degrees of any in the United States.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 306 schools in the United States offering journalism.
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Below are the most popular journalism schools at the bachelor’s degree level, ranked by yearly graduations.
The most popular school in the country for journalism students is University Of Missouri Columbia. Set in the city of Columbia, University Of Missouri Columbia is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 438 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. Read the full journalism report for University Of Missouri Columbia
A rank of #2 makes University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus one of the most popular schools for journalism. Set in the suburb of Norman, University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 231 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. Get the full journalism details for University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus
A rank of #3 makes University Of North Texas one of the most popular schools for journalism. University Of North Texas is a public school located in the city of Denton. University Of North Texas graduated around 221 journalism students in the most recent data year. Get the full journalism details for University Of North Texas
Pennsylvania State University Main Campus ranks #4 for journalism by yearly graduations. Located in the city of University Park, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 183 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. See more about journalism at Pennsylvania State University Main Campus
University Of Kansas is one of the most popular journalism schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Set in the city of Lawrence, University Of Kansas is a public institution. University Of Kansas graduated around 170 journalism students in the most recent data year. See more about journalism at University Of Kansas
University Of Georgia placed #6 for journalism by yearly graduations. University Of Georgia is a public school located in the city of Athens. University Of Georgia graduated around 165 journalism students in the most recent data year. Get the full journalism details for University Of Georgia
Arizona State University placed #7 for journalism by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Tempe, Arizona State University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 156 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. See more about journalism at Arizona State University
University Of Wisconsin Madison ranked #8 on our list of the most popular journalism schools. Located in the city of Madison, University Of Wisconsin Madison is a public university. This school awarded about 154 journalism degrees in the most recent year. Get the full journalism details for University Of Wisconsin Madison
West Virginia University ranked #9 on our list of the most popular journalism schools. Located in the city of Morgantown, West Virginia University is a public university. West Virginia University graduated around 148 journalism students in the most recent data year. Read the full journalism report for West Virginia University
The University Of Texas At Austin landed the #10 spot among the most popular journalism schools. The University Of Texas At Austin is a public school located in the city of Austin. This school awarded about 146 journalism degrees in the most recent year. See more about journalism at The University Of Texas At Austin
University Of Florida placed #11 for journalism by yearly graduations. University Of Florida is a public school located in the city of Gainesville. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 135 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. Get the full journalism details for University Of Florida
Syracuse University comes in at #12 for journalism this year. Set in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 133 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. Get the full journalism details for Syracuse University
The University Of Tennessee ranked #13 on our list of the most popular journalism schools. The University Of Tennessee is a public school located in the city of Knoxville. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 125 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. See more about journalism at The University Of Tennessee
University Of Oregon placed #14 for journalism by yearly graduations. University Of Oregon is a public school located in the city of Eugene. This school awarded about 125 journalism degrees in the most recent year. See more about journalism at University Of Oregon
San Diego State University ranked #15 on our list of the most popular journalism schools. Set in the city of San Diego, San Diego State University is a public institution. This school awarded about 119 journalism degrees in the most recent year. Get the full journalism details for San Diego State University
Colorado State University Fort Collins ranked #16 on our list of the most popular journalism schools. Colorado State University Fort Collins is a public school located in the city of Fort Collins. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 116 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. Get the full journalism details for Colorado State University Fort Collins
Ohio University Main Campus ranked #17 on our list of the most popular journalism schools. Set in the town of Athens, Ohio University Main Campus is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 111 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. See more about journalism at Ohio University Main Campus
University Of Maryland College Park landed the #18 spot among the most popular journalism schools. Located in the suburb of College Park, University Of Maryland College Park is a public university. This school awarded about 108 journalism degrees in the most recent year. See more about journalism at University Of Maryland College Park
Indiana University Bloomington ranked #19 on our list of the most popular journalism schools. Located in the city of Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 105 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. Read the full journalism report for Indiana University Bloomington
Rutgers University New Brunswick landed the #20 spot among the most popular journalism schools. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers University New Brunswick is a public university. This school awarded about 103 journalism degrees in the most recent year. Read the full journalism report for Rutgers University New Brunswick
Middle Tennessee State University placed #21 for journalism by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public university. Middle Tennessee State University graduated around 98 journalism students in the most recent data year. Get the full journalism details for Middle Tennessee State University
California State University Northridge landed the #22 spot among the most popular journalism schools. Located in the city of Northridge, California State University Northridge is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 92 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. See more about journalism at California State University Northridge
Boston University landed the #23 spot among the most popular journalism schools. Boston University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. This school awarded about 88 journalism degrees in the most recent year. Read the full journalism report for Boston University
The University Of Alabama landed the #24 spot among the most popular journalism schools. The University Of Alabama is a public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa. The University Of Alabama graduated around 88 journalism students in the most recent data year. Get the full journalism details for The University Of Alabama
Georgia State University placed #25 for journalism by yearly graduations. Georgia State University is a public school located in the city of Atlanta. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 87 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. See more about journalism at Georgia State University
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This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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