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2023 Most Popular Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

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

Finding the Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 216 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, journalism is the #81 most popular major in Washington.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Washington to see which bachelor's 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.

Check out the journalism bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Washington.

Our analysis found Washington State University to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Washington. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Women make up 59% of the journalism majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that journalism majors at Wazzu take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,043.

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Out of the 8 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

Women make up 66% of the journalism majors at the school.

On average, journalism graduates from WWU take out $19,029 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on Journalism at Western Washington University

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in Washington. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 39 students majoring in journalism at UW Seattle, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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#4

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gonzaga University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in journalism at Gonzaga, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 56% are male.

Read full report on Journalism at Central Washington University

#6

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

Whitworth University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in journalism at Whitworth, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Eastern Washington University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree journalism programs. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Journalism at Eastern Washington University Report

#8

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Journalism Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,622
Oregon 155
Nevada 156
Hawaii 11
Alaska 19

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 8 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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