by our College Data Analytics Team
Journalism is a popular field of study at colleges across the country, with many schools offering the program in a mostly-online format. To top this list, a school graduates more journalism students than other online colleges offering the major.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in journalism at each of the 15 schools in the United States that offer the program.
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Below are the most popular online journalism schools at the bachelor’s degree level, ranked by yearly graduations.
The most popular school in the country for journalism students is Colorado State University Fort Collins. Set in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State University Fort Collins is a public institution. Colorado State University Fort Collins graduated around 116 journalism students in the most recent data year. See more about journalism at Colorado State University Fort Collins
Ohio University Main Campus came in at #2 on our list of the most popular journalism schools. Set in the town of Athens, Ohio University Main Campus is a public institution. Ohio University Main Campus graduated around 94 journalism students in the most recent data year. Get the full journalism details for Ohio University Main Campus
Kansas State University ranks #3 for journalism by yearly graduations. Kansas State University is a public school located in the city of Manhattan. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 53 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. Read the full journalism report for Kansas State University
Kent State University At Kent is one of the most popular journalism schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State University At Kent is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 43 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. See more about journalism at Kent State University At Kent
New Mexico State University Main Campus ranks #5 for journalism by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Las Cruces, New Mexico State University Main Campus is a public institution. New Mexico State University Main Campus graduated around 35 journalism students in the most recent data year. Read the full journalism report for New Mexico State University Main Campus
Quinnipiac University landed the #6 spot among the most popular journalism schools. Quinnipiac University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden. Quinnipiac University graduated around 34 journalism students in the most recent data year. Read the full journalism report for Quinnipiac University
University Of New Mexico Main Campus placed #7 for journalism by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Albuquerque, University Of New Mexico Main Campus is a public institution. University Of New Mexico Main Campus graduated around 33 journalism students in the most recent data year. Read the full journalism report for University Of New Mexico Main Campus
Loyola University New Orleans ranked #8 on our list of the most popular journalism schools. Set in the city of New Orleans, Loyola University New Orleans is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 18 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. Get the full journalism details for Loyola University New Orleans
Hampton University placed #9 for journalism by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Hampton, Hampton University is a private not-for-profit university. Hampton University graduated around 16 journalism students in the most recent data year. Read the full journalism report for Hampton University
Youngstown State University comes in at #10 for journalism this year. Set in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public institution. Youngstown State University graduated around 12 journalism students in the most recent data year. See more about journalism at Youngstown State University
University Of La Verne ranked #11 on our list of the most popular journalism schools. Set in the suburb of La Verne, University Of La Verne is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 11 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. See more about journalism at University Of La Verne
University Of Florida Online ranked #12 on our list of the most popular journalism schools. Located in the city of Gainesville, University Of Florida Online is a public university. University Of Florida Online graduated around 8 journalism students in the most recent data year. See more about journalism at University Of Florida Online
Murray State University placed #13 for journalism by yearly graduations. Set in the town of Murray, Murray State University is a public institution. Murray State University graduated around 6 journalism students in the most recent data year. Get the full journalism details for Murray State University
Elmhurst College landed the #14 spot among the most popular journalism schools. Elmhurst College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elmhurst. Elmhurst College graduated around 2 journalism students in the most recent data year. Read the full journalism report for Elmhurst College
Campbellsville University comes in at #15 for journalism this year. Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Campbellsville. Campbellsville University graduated around 1 journalism students in the most recent data year. Get the full journalism details for Campbellsville University
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This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS). Only schools offering the program in a mostly-online format are included in this online ranking.
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