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Most Popular Journalism Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Most Popular Journalism Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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Finding the Best Journalism Associate Degree School for You

Journalism is the #80 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 506 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Journalism Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Journalism program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Bucks County Community College the most popular school in Pennsylvania for journalism students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the journalism majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Delaware County Community College is a great place for journalism students working on their associate degree. Delaware County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Media.

Of the 5 students majoring in journalism at Delaware County Community College, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Out of the 4 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Northampton County Area Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bethlehem, Northampton Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 33% of the journalism majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Luzerne County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Luzerne County Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Nanticoke.

Women make up 33% of the journalism majors at the school.

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Best Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,053
Maryland 210
New Jersey 267
District of Columbia 170
Delaware 17

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.

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