by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for journalism students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 430 degrees in journalism annually.
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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Journalism Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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The schools below may not offer all types of journalism degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Temple University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in journalism. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population.
Graduates who receive their degree from the journalism program make about $30,959 in their early career salary.
More information about a degree in journalism from Temple University
Lehigh University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in journalism. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.
Those journalism students who get their degree from Lehigh University make $9,133 more than the standard journalism graduate.
More information about a degree in journalism from Lehigh UniversityExplore all the Best Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 333 | 1,044 |
| Maryland | 279 | 210 |
| New Jersey | 273 | 267 |
| District of Columbia | 188 | 170 |
| Delaware | 175 | 17 |
Journalism is one of 5 different types of Communication & Journalism programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Journalism | 359 |
| Other Journalism | 57 |
| Broadcast Journalism | 12 |
| Photojournalism | 2 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 2,252 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 996 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 760 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 145 |
| Publishing | 31 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.
