2024 Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

a bachelor's degree in journalism is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #46 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 108 bachelor's degrees in journalism to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on journalism students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of journalism students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for journalism to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized journalism related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for journalism students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The journalism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Journalism in District of Columbia

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for journalism students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Bachelor's in Journalism

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

43 Annual Graduates

$42,777 Median Starting Salary

$25,000 Median Student Debt

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in journalism has to check out George Washington University. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.

After graduating, journalism bachelor's recipients typically make about $42,777 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in journalism from George Washington University

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American University
Washington, DC

65 Annual Graduates

$40,534 Median Starting Salary

$25,000 Median Student Debt

It is difficult to beat American University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in journalism. The American University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the journalism program earn an average of $40,534 in the first couple years of their career.

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

Best Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	275	707
Pennsylvania	274	473
Maryland	207	173
New Jersey	193	241
Delaware	130	17

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Rankings in Majors Related to Journalism

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

Journalism Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Journalism	105
Photojournalism	3

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising	255
Communication & Media Studies	112
Communication & Journalism (Other)	73
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	5

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jfurrer. More about our data sources and methodologies.