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2023 Best Journalism Associate Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Journalism Associate Degree School for You

Journalism is the #70 most popular major in the country with 13,552 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Journalism Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Journalism Associate Degree Colleges.

Top Schools for an Associate in Journalism

Our 2023 rankings named Austin Community College District the best school in the United States for journalism students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, journalism graduates from Austin Community College District carry an average student debtload of $13,608.

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#2

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

The excellent associate degree programs at Academy of Art University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in the United States. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

San Diego Mesa College

San Diego, CA

The excellent associate degree programs at San Diego Mesa College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in the United States. San Diego Mesa College is a large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

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Journalism by Region

View the Best Journalism Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Majors Similar to Journalism

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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