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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida

19 Colleges
$32,860 Avg Salary
$25,228 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 6,024 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #12 most popular major in Florida.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Florida to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida

Check out the communication and journalism bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the best school in Florida for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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#2

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 19 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida-Online landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF Online is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Miami helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in Florida. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 19 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Tampa did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tampa.

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University of Central Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree communication and journalism programs. FGCU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree communication and journalism programs. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

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#10

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

University of North Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. UNF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Journalism Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,754
West Virginia 547
South Carolina 1,359
Virginia 2,555
Arkansas 946
Mississippi 878
Tennessee 1,671
Louisiana 1,031
Alabama 1,832
Kentucky 1,560
Georgia 3,112

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Josh Hallett.

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