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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for journalism students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 236 degrees in journalism during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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.
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 Alabama list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
Every student pursuing a degree in journalism needs to check out The University of Alabama. UA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tuscaloosa. A Best Colleges rank of #139 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UA is a great university overall.
There were about 128 journalism students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, journalism degree recipients typically make about $31,764 at the beginning of their careers.
It's difficult to beat Samford University if you want to pursue a degree in journalism. Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Birmingham. This university ranks 4th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 52 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Samford in the most recent year we have data available. Those journalism students who get their degree from Samford University earn $4,454 more than the standard journalism grad.
Auburn University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in journalism. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #154 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.
There were approximately 39 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the journalism program make an average of $30,959 for their early career.
Any student who is interested in journalism has to check out Troy University. Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 10 journalism students who graduated with this degree at TROY in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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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.
