2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Journalism in Connecticut

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Journalism in Connecticut ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 118 bachelor's degrees in journalism during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Journalism School for Your Bachelor's Degree

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for journalism, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Journalism in Connecticut

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in journalism.

Most Well Attended Schools for Journalism Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT

45 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in journalism needs to check out Quinnipiac University. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in journalism in Connecticut.

There were approximately 45 journalism individuals who graduated with this degree at Quinnipiac in the most recent year we have data available.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the journalism program earn about $34,100 for their early career.

More information about a bachelor’s in journalism from Quinnipiac University

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

32 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CT

$37,700 Median Salary

University of Connecticut is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in journalism. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in journalism in Connecticut.

There were roughly 32 journalism individuals who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the journalism program make an average of $37,700 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in journalism from University of Connecticut

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Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT

17 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In CT

Central Connecticut State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in journalism. CCSU is a large public university located in the large suburb of New Britain. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in journalism in Connecticut.

There were about 17 journalism students who graduated with this degree at CCSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in journalism from Central Connecticut State University

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Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT

15 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In CT

$26,000 Median Student Debt

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in journalism needs to look into Southern Connecticut State University. SCSU is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of New Haven. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in journalism in Connecticut.

There were roughly 15 journalism individuals who graduated with this degree at SCSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in journalism from Southern Connecticut State University

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Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

9 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CT

Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Fairfield. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in journalism in Connecticut.

There were about 9 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Fairfield U in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in journalism from Fairfield University

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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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