2025 Best General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

General Journalism is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #42 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 92 bachelor's degrees in general journalism during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general journalism students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general journalism students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general journalism related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general journalism students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Journalism Schools

The journalism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Journalism in District of Columbia

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general journalism students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Bachelor's in Journalism

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

43 Annual Graduates

George Washington University is a good choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in general journalism. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from George Washington University

2

American University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

49 Annual Graduates

American University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general journalism. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from American University

Best General Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	484
Pennsylvania	698	430
Maryland	370	136
New Jersey	351	239
Delaware	224	17

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Rankings in Majors Related to Journalism

General Journalism is one of 6 different types of Journalism programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Journalism

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Photojournalism	5

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.