2024 Best General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in general journalism, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #42 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 25 bachelor's degrees in general journalism during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general journalism students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general journalism students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general journalism related body.

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

More Ways to Rank General Journalism Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Journalism in Rhode Island

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general journalism.

Top Rhode Island Schools for a Bachelor's in Journalism

1

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

21 Annual Graduates

University of Rhode Island is a wonderful option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in general journalism. URI is a large public university located in the suburb of Kingston.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from University of Rhode Island

2

Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI

3 Annual Graduates

Roger Williams University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general journalism. RWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Bristol.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from Roger Williams University

Best General Journalism Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best General Journalism Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	581	377
Connecticut	341	104
Vermont	289	4
Maine	281	10
New Hampshire	276	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Journalism

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.