2024 Best General Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in general journalism, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #179 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for general journalism students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 68 master's degrees in general journalism to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Journalism School for Your Master's Degree

The journalism master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general journalism students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general journalism students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general journalism related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general journalism students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Journalism in the Far Western US Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general journalism students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Journalism

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

University of Southern California is a good option for students interested in a master's degree in general journalism. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a master’s in general journalism from University of Southern California

2

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

University of Oregon is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general journalism. UO is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Eugene.More information about a master’s in general journalism from University of Oregon

3

University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, NV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

University of Nevada - Reno is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general journalism. UNR is a very large public university located in the large city of Reno.More information about a master’s in general journalism from University of Nevada - Reno

Best General Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best general journalism schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	675	45
Oregon	291	11
Nevada	126	12

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General Journalism Related Rankings by Major

General Journalism is one of 6 different types of Journalism programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jfurrer. More about our data sources and methodologies.