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2024 Best Journalism Schools in New Jersey

6 Colleges in New Jersey
267 Journalism Degrees Awarded
$31,224 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in journalism is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #69 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Journalism Schools in New Jersey ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 267 degrees in journalism during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Journalism School

Best Journalism Schools in New Jersey The journalism program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Journalism rankings. For our Best Overall Journalism School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Journalism

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Journalism Schools in New Jersey list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Journalism in New Jersey

The schools below may not offer all types of journalism degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New Jersey Schools in Journalism

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
115 Journalism Degrees Awarded
$33,205 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in journalism needs to take a look at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were roughly 115 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the journalism program make about $33,205 for their early career.

More information about a degree in journalism from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NJ
6.3% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Seton Hall University if you wish to pursue a degree in journalism. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 10th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 16 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NJ
42.9% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in journalism needs to check out The College of New Jersey. TCNJ is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Ewing. A Best Colleges rank of #251 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means TCNJ is a great college overall.

There were approximately 21 journalism students who graduated with this degree at TCNJ in the most recent data year.

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Journalism Degrees Awarded
25.0% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Rowan University if you want to pursue a degree in journalism. Rowan is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Glassboro. This university ranks 7th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 32 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the journalism program earn an average of $27,261 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a degree in journalism from Rowan University

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$33,205 Median Starting Salary
$26,000 Median Student Debt

Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #263 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rutgers Newark is a great university overall.

There were about 29 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Newark in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the journalism program make around $33,205 in their early career salary.

More information about a degree in journalism from Rutgers University - Newark

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NJ
27.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 18 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent year we have data available.

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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
Pennsylvania 334 506
New York 333 1,044
Maryland 279 210
District of Columbia 188 170
Delaware 175 17

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

Journalism Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Journalism 245
Broadcast Journalism 22

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Majors Similar to Journalism

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 1,539
Public Relations & Advertising 354
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 162
Communication & Journalism (Other) 13

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