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2023 Most Popular Online Journalism Schools in the Southeast Region

4 Colleges
$30,148 Avg Salary
$24,945 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, journalism was ranked #70 in the country. In fact 13,552 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Journalism Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Journalism Colleges.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue an online degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

Journalism majors at UF take out an average of $16,477 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Journalism at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

The excellent online programs at East Mississippi Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Scooba, EMCC is a public college with a small student population.

Full Journalism at East Mississippi Community College Report

#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Journalism Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

After completing their degree, journalism graduates from UofM carry an average student debtload of $25,750.

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Explore the most popular online journalism schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 676
Virginia 141
North Carolina 133
Florida 353
Tennessee 301
Kentucky 181
South Carolina 110
Louisiana 54
Arkansas 266
Alabama 236
Mississippi 125
West Virginia 211

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One of 5 majors within the area of study, journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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