Most Popular Journalism Schools in District of Columbia
Journalism draws students to programs nationwide. To top this list, a school graduates more journalism students than other colleges offering the major.
College Factual ranked the 3 journalism schools in District of Columbia by the number of degrees they award each year.
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Most Popular Schools for Journalism in District of Columbia
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for journalism majors in District of Columbia, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
Most Popular Journalism Schools
The most popular school in the country for journalism students is American University. American University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. This school awarded about 76 journalism degrees in the most recent year.
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George Washington University is one of the most popular journalism schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Washington, George Washington University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 46 students earned a degree in journalism from this school.
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Georgetown University ranks #3 for journalism by yearly graduations. Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 16 students earned a degree in journalism from this school.
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Notes and References
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).
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.