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 Southeast Region.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in journalism at each of the 81 schools in the Southeast Region that offer the program.
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Below are the schools that graduate the most journalism students in the Southeast Region.
University Of Georgia tops our list of the most popular journalism schools. University Of Georgia is a public school located in the city of Athens. University Of Georgia graduated around 239 journalism students in the most recent data year. See more about journalism at University Of Georgia
A rank of #2 makes West Virginia University one of the most popular schools for journalism. West Virginia University is a public school located in the city of Morgantown. West Virginia University graduated around 156 journalism students in the most recent data year. Read the full journalism report for West Virginia University
University Of Florida ranks #3 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
The University Of Tennessee came in at #4 on our list of the most popular journalism schools. Located in the city of Knoxville, The University Of Tennessee is a public university. 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
The University Of Alabama is one of the most popular journalism schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, The University Of Alabama is a public university. The University Of Alabama graduated around 121 journalism students in the most recent data year. See more about journalism at The University Of Alabama
Middle Tennessee State University comes in at #6 for journalism this year. Middle Tennessee State University is a public school located in the city of Murfreesboro. This school awarded about 98 journalism degrees in the most recent year. See more about journalism at Middle Tennessee State University
University Of South Carolina Columbia placed #7 for journalism by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Columbia, University Of South Carolina Columbia is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 91 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. Get the full journalism details for University Of South Carolina Columbia
Georgia State University ranked #8 on our list of the most popular journalism schools. 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
University Of Arkansas placed #9 for journalism by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Fayetteville, University Of Arkansas is a public institution. This school awarded about 69 journalism degrees in the most recent year. Get the full journalism details for University Of Arkansas
University Of West Georgia placed #10 for journalism by yearly graduations. University Of West Georgia is a public school located in the town of Carrollton. University Of West Georgia graduated around 69 journalism students in the most recent data year. Get the full journalism details for University Of West Georgia
Georgia College And State University placed #11 for journalism by yearly graduations. Set in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College And State University is a public institution. This school awarded about 65 journalism degrees in the most recent year. Read the full journalism report for Georgia College And State University
University Of Central Florida ranked #12 on our list of the most popular journalism schools. University Of Central Florida is a public school located in the suburb of Orlando. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 55 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. Get the full journalism details for University Of Central Florida
Northern Kentucky University placed #13 for journalism by yearly graduations. Northern Kentucky University is a public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights. Northern Kentucky University graduated around 52 journalism students in the most recent data year. See more about journalism at Northern Kentucky University
University Of Mississippi Main Campus ranked #14 on our list of the most popular journalism schools. Located in the town of University, University Of Mississippi Main Campus is a public university. This school awarded about 51 journalism degrees in the most recent year. Get the full journalism details for University Of Mississippi Main Campus
University Of Memphis ranked #15 on our list of the most popular journalism schools. Located in the city of Memphis, University Of Memphis is a public university. University Of Memphis graduated around 49 journalism students in the most recent data year. Read the full journalism report for University Of Memphis
Western Kentucky University comes in at #16 for journalism this year. Set in the city of Bowling Green, Western Kentucky University is a public institution. This school awarded about 49 journalism degrees in the most recent year. Read the full journalism report for Western Kentucky University
Kennesaw State University landed the #17 spot among the most popular journalism schools. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, Kennesaw State University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 47 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. Read the full journalism report for Kennesaw State University
Samford University comes in at #18 for journalism this year. Samford University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham. Samford University graduated around 45 journalism students in the most recent data year. Read the full journalism report for Samford University
Auburn University landed the #19 spot among the most popular journalism schools. Auburn University is a public school located in the city of Auburn. This school awarded about 44 journalism degrees in the most recent year. See more about journalism at Auburn University
Elon University comes in at #20 for journalism this year. Set in the suburb of Elon, Elon University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 42 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. Read the full journalism report for Elon University
Full Sail University landed the #21 spot among the most popular journalism schools. Full Sail University is a private for-profit school located in the suburb of Winter Park. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 41 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. Get the full journalism details for Full Sail University
Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University comes in at #22 for journalism this year. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University is a public university. This school awarded about 40 journalism degrees in the most recent year. Read the full journalism report for Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University
University Of Kentucky comes in at #23 for journalism this year. Located in the city of Lexington, University Of Kentucky is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 36 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. Read the full journalism report for University Of Kentucky
Louisiana Tech University placed #24 for journalism by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 30 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. Read the full journalism report for Louisiana Tech University
Savannah State University landed the #25 spot among the most popular journalism schools. Located in the city of Savannah, Savannah State University is a public university. Savannah State University graduated around 30 journalism students in the most recent data year. See more about journalism at Savannah State University
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This ranking is produced 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.