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2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools

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

In 2020-2021, 120,571 people earned a degree or certificate in communication and journalism, making the major the #11 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 102 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication and journalism majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the most popular school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the United States. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

About 68% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 32% are male.

Full Communication & Journalism at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the United States. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

Women make up 72% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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Out of the 102 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 63% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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Out of the 102 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 69% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for communication and journalism students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

Women make up 77% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 73% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#8

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 235 students majoring in communication and journalism at Grand Canyon University, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Women make up 69% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Appalachian State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 35% are male.

Full Communication & Journalism at Appalachian State University Report

#11

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 61% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

Full Communication & Journalism at Liberty University Report

#12

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #12, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 67% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Kansas Report

University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for communication and journalism students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a very large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 36% are male.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

Of the 314 students majoring in communication and journalism at Colorado State, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
16 University of Memphis Memphis, TN
17 University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL
17 University of Denver Denver, CO
19 University of Missouri - St Louis Saint Louis, MO
20 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS

View the Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

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Middle Atlantic
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Southwest
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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

Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism

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 25 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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