2023 Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Journalism Master'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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the journalism master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .
Most Popular Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Journalism
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in the Southwest Region for journalism students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
Women make up 73% of the journalism majors at the school.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 25 students majoring in journalism at UNT, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a great place for journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 81% of the journalism majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 64% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 36% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
Of the 10 students majoring in journalism at UT Austin, 30% are male and 70% are female.
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Baylor University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for journalism students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 888 |
| Arizona | 362 |
| Oklahoma | 438 |
| New Mexico | 70 |
Majors Related to Journalism
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.
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