Ranked #69 in popularity, general journalism is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general journalism. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 141 degrees in general journalism during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The journalism program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Journalism rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general journalism schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Schools in Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of journalism degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's hard to beat Hampton University if you wish to pursue a degree in general journalism. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Hampton. This university ranks 46th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 40 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at Hampton in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Radford University if you wish to pursue a degree in general journalism. Radford is a medium-sized public university located in the small suburb of Radford. This university ranks 23rd out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 41 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at Radford in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in general journalism needs to take a look at Regent University. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Virginia Beach. A Best Colleges rank of #818 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Regent is a great university overall.
There were about 7 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at Regent in the most recent data year.
Liberty University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general journalism. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #352 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Liberty University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 21 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year.
One of 6 majors within the Journalism area of study, General Journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.
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).
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The journalism program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Journalism rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general journalism schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
