2025 Best Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
32Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
2,288Journalism Degrees Awarded
$36,123Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in journalism is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #69 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 32 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for journalism students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,288 degrees in journalism to qualified students.
Your choice of journalism school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Journalism School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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 Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Journalism in the Middle Atlantic Region
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.
10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Journalism
Syracuse University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in journalism. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were roughly 193 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the journalism degree program at Syracuse University earn $4,963 more than the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Every student pursuing a degree in journalism needs to check out University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were about 163 journalism students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the journalism degree program at University of Maryland - College Park earn $10,770 above the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
George Washington University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in journalism. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were about 74 journalism students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available. Those journalism students who get their degree from George Washington University receive $15,892 more than the standard journalism student.
American University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in journalism. The American University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #61 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means The American University is a great university overall.
There were about 75 journalism students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent data year. Journalism degree recipients from American University earn a boost of about $10,255 above the average income of journalism majors.
Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 31 journalism students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 67 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Hofstra in the most recent data year. After graduation, journalism degree recipients generally earn about $37,241 in the first five years of their career.
Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were roughly 115 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the journalism program make around $32,523 in their early career salary.
Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were about 79 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the journalism program earn around $30,959 in the first couple years of working.
Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #67 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.
There were about 33 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent year we have data available. Those journalism students who get their degree from Fordham University earn $6,646 more than the average journalism graduate.
Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #153 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SUNY Stony Brook is a great university overall.
There were roughly 55 journalism students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent data year.
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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Your choice of journalism school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Journalism School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
