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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Alaska

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

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism School for You

With 30 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #24 most popular major in Alaska.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Alaska ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. 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 Communication & Journalism program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Colleges.

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

On average, communication and journalism graduates from UAA take out $17,187 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Alaska Anchorage Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Alaska list. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Alaska Fairbanks Report

Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
California 17,589
Washington 2,086
Oregon 1,375
Hawaii 292
Nevada 523

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 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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