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2021 Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in District of Columbia

2 Colleges
128 Bachelor's Degrees
$42,863 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in District of ColumbiaJournalism is the #26 most popular major in District of Columbia with 128 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 1.2% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

For this year's Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in District of Columbia ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a bachelor's in journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality journalism programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the journalism program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying journalism.

Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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George Washington University has taken the #1 spot in this year's journalism ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in District of Columbia ranking.

The student loan default rate at GWU is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. 5,340 of GWU students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 8,798 part time students in attendance at GWU.

Full Journalism at George Washington University Report

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American University
Washington, DC

The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to American University. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington. The American University also made our Best Colleges for Journalism in District of Columbia list, coming in at #2.

The student loan default rate at The American University is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,283 students at The American University that take at least one class online. 3,612 students are part time.

Read full report on Journalism at American University

Best for Non-Traditional Students Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 707
Pennsylvania 473
Maryland 173
New Jersey 241
Delaware 17

One of 5 majors within the Communication & Journalism area of study, Journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 2 schools only.

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