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2023 Most Popular Online Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools

9 Colleges
$31,564 Avg Salary
$23,720 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the United States to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for journalism majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the most popular online school in the United States for journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

Women make up 60% of the journalism majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that journalism majors at Colorado State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,700. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $468.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in the United States. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

Of the 123 students majoring in journalism at UF, 29% are male and 71% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, journalism majors at UF accumulate an average of around $16,650 in student debt.

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Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

About 66% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 34% are male.

The average amount in student loans that journalism majors at K -State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,360. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $286.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for journalism students working on their online bachelor’s degree. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

About 75% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 25% are male.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

Of the 32 students majoring in journalism at UA Little Rock, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for journalism students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 29% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, journalism graduates from SIUC carry an average student debtload of $25,613.

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Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Wilmington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in journalism at Wilmington University, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in journalism at Academy of Art University, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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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 9 schools only.

  • 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.

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