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2024 Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

3 Colleges in Virginia
134 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,753 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in journalism, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #46 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for journalism students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 134 bachelor's degrees in journalism to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

Choosing a Great Journalism School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia Your choice of journalism for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality journalism program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

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

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Journalism in Virginia

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

Top Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Journalism

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Hampton University
Hampton, VA
40 Annual Graduates
$34,913 Median Starting Salary
$26,250 Median Student Debt

Hampton University is a wonderful option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in journalism. Located in the medium-sized city of Hampton, Hampton is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Those journalism students who get their bachelor's degree from Hampton University make $5,160 more than the typical journalism student.

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

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Radford University
Radford, VA
41 Annual Graduates
$24,593 Median Starting Salary
$26,135 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in journalism needs to look into Radford University. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the journalism program make about $24,593 in the first couple years of their career.

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

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
21 Annual Graduates

Liberty University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in journalism. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg.More information about a bachelor’s in journalism from Liberty University

Best Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 225 273
Georgia 224 621
Tennessee 220 290
North Carolina 213 133
South Carolina 195 89
Kentucky 187 181
Alabama 184 216
Louisiana 171 54
Mississippi 169 111
Arkansas 167 245
West Virginia 147 204

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Journalism is one of 5 different types of Communication & Journalism programs to choose from.

Journalism Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Journalism 134

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 1,844
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 94
Public Relations & Advertising 48
Communication & Journalism (Other) 44

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