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2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in Alaska

2 Colleges
$35,501 Avg Salary
$17,187 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Journalism School for You

In 2020-2021, 19 degrees and certificates were awarded to journalism students who went to a Alaska college or university. This makes it the #47 most popular major in the state.

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 Schools in Alaska ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Alaska to see which 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Alaska Anchorage to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a degree in Alaska. Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, journalism graduates from UAA carry an average student debt load of $17,187.

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The excellent programs at University of Alaska Fairbanks helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in Alaska. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.

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Best Journalism Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
California 1,622
Washington 216
Oregon 155
Nevada 156
Hawaii 11

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 2 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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