by our College Data Analytics Team
Journalism is available at many schools, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in journalism than other colleges that offer the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared the degree focus of the 8 schools in Georgia offering journalism.
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Below are the schools where journalism makes up the largest share of degrees in Georgia.
The most focused school in the country for journalism is Savannah State University. Savannah State University is a public school located in the city of Savannah. Journalism accounts for around 6% of the degrees granted here, or about 30 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full journalism report for Savannah State University
Georgia College And State University came in at #2 on our list of the most focused journalism schools. Set in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College And State University is a public institution. Journalism accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 65 graduates in the most recent year. See more about journalism at Georgia College And State University
University Of West Georgia came in at #3 on our list of the most focused journalism schools. Located in the town of Carrollton, University Of West Georgia is a public university. Journalism accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 69 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full journalism details for University Of West Georgia
University Of Georgia came in at #4 on our list of the most focused journalism schools. University Of Georgia is a public school located in the city of Athens. Journalism accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 239 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full journalism report for University Of Georgia
Georgia State University came in at #5 on our list of the most focused journalism schools. Georgia State University is a public school located in the city of Atlanta. Journalism accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 87 graduates in the most recent year. See more about journalism at Georgia State University
Kennesaw State University ranked #6 on our list of the most focused journalism schools. Set in the suburb of Kennesaw, Kennesaw State University is a public institution. Journalism accounts for around 0.5% of the degrees granted here, or about 47 graduates in the most recent year. See more about journalism at Kennesaw State University
Mercer University ranked #7 on our list of the most focused journalism schools. Set in the city of Macon, Mercer University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 0.3% of the degrees Mercer University awards are in journalism, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full journalism report for Mercer University
Georgia Southern University landed the #8 spot among the most focused journalism schools. Set in the town of Statesboro, Georgia Southern University is a public institution. At this school, roughly 0.3% of all degrees awarded are in journalism, or about 17 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full journalism details for Georgia Southern University
This ranking is produced by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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