2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Journalism in Washington

General Journalism is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #34 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 8 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of general journalism. Combined, these schools handed out 165 bachelor's degrees in general journalism to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Journalism School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The journalism bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Journalism in Washington ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of general journalism students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank General Journalism Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for general journalism.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Journalism in Washington

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general journalism.

Most Well Attended Schools for Journalism Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

75 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In WA

Western Washington University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in general journalism. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general journalism in Washington.

There were about 75 general journalism individuals who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from Western Washington University

2

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

40 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WA

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general journalism needs to check out University of Washington - Seattle Campus. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general journalism in Washington.

There were about 40 general journalism individuals who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

3

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

22 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In WA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Washington State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general journalism. Wazzu is a fairly large public university located in the town of Pullman. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general journalism in Washington.

There were approximately 22 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from Washington State University

4

Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA

11 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WA

Gonzaga University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general journalism. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Spokane. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general journalism in Washington.

There were approximately 11 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at Gonzaga in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from Gonzaga University

5

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA

9 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#7 Best Quality In WA

EWU is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Cheney. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #7 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general journalism in Washington.

There were roughly 9 general journalism individuals who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from Eastern Washington University

6

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In WA

CWU is a large public university located in the distant town of Ellensburg. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general journalism in Washington.

There were roughly 6 general journalism individuals who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from Central Washington University

7

Whitworth University
Spokane, WA

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In WA

Located in the suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general journalism in Washington.

There were roughly 2 general journalism individuals who graduated with this degree at Whitworth in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from Whitworth University

8

Seattle University
Seattle, WA

Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from Seattle University

Best General Journalism Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Journalism Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	629	1,009
Oregon	330	149
Nevada	181	138
Hawaii	177	17
Alaska	93	30

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Rankings in Majors Related to Journalism

General Journalism is one of 5 different types of Journalism programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Broadcast Journalism	55
Other Journalism	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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. More about our data sources and methodologies.