2025 Best General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for general journalism students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 97 bachelor's degrees in general journalism to qualified students.

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 schools for general journalism students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Journalism Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Journalism in North Carolina

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

Top North Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in Journalism

1

Elon University
Elon, NC

38 Annual Graduates

Elon University is a great option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in general journalism. Elon is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize suburb of Elon.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from Elon University

2

Appalachian State University
Boone, NC

36 Annual Graduates

Appalachian State University is a great choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in general journalism. Appalachian State is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Boone.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from Appalachian State University

Best General Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	245
Tennessee	460	265
Georgia	453	621
Virginia	421	128
South Carolina	370	20
Kentucky	331	76
Alabama	320	107
Louisiana	306	54
Arkansas	294	235
Mississippi	275	111
West Virginia	223	204

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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
Other Journalism	8

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.