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2023 Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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Finding the Best Journalism Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 170 degrees and certificates were awarded to journalism students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #45 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for journalism majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found American University to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great place for journalism students working on their master’s degree. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 58% of the journalism majors at the school.

Full Journalism at Georgetown University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 80% 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 506
New York 1,053
Maryland 210
New Jersey 267
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 3 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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