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2023 Most Popular Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Journalism Doctor's 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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

Read full report on Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the most popular school in the United States for journalism students working on their doctor’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Women make up 40% of the journalism majors at the school.

Full Journalism at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in journalism at UMCP, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Journalism at University of Maryland - College Park Report

#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on Journalism at University of Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

Read full report on Journalism at Ohio University - Athens Campus

Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for journalism students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Journalism at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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New England
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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 6 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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