2025 Best General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in general journalism, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #42 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. 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

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 Virginia.

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

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

Top Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Journalism

1

University of Richmond
University of Richmond, VA

18 Annual Graduates

University of Richmond is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in general journalism. Located in the medium-sized city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from University of Richmond

2

Radford University
Radford, VA

33 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general journalism has to check out Radford University. Located in the town of Radford, Radford is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from Radford 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
North Carolina	453	110
Georgia	453	621
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.

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.