2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region

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In 2020-2021, 13,552 people earned their degree in journalism, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,953 and had an average of $23,734 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,817 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,148 and $24,945 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 14 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in journalism. That schools that top this list have a program in journalism in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 6 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Journalism in the Southeast Region

1

Itawamba Community College
Fulton, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itawamba Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region list. ICC is located in Fulton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Journalism at ICC

2

East Mississippi Community College
Scooba, Mississippi

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Mississippi Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Scooba, Mississippi, and it awarded 2 associates’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Journalism at East Mississippi Community College

3

Valencia College
Orlando, Florida

Top 10% overall quality in Southeast

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region list. Valencia College is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Journalism at Valencia College

4

West Virginia University at Parkersburg
Parkersburg, West Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University at Parkersburg. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a small school located in Parkersburg, West Virginia that handed out 0 associates’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Full West Virginia University at Parkersburg Journalism Report

4

Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Top 15% overall quality in Southeast

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Broward College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region list. Broward College is a public institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full BC Journalism Report

4

Potomac State College of West Virginia University
Keyser, West Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Potomac State College of West Virginia University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Keyser, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s journalism students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Journalism at WVU Potomac State College

• Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Journalism

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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