2025 Best General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona

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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of general journalism. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 96 bachelor's degrees in general journalism during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general journalism students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general journalism students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general journalism related body.

Our full 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Arizona.

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

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

Top Arizona Schools for a Bachelor's in Journalism

1

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

69 Annual Graduates

University of Arizona is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general journalism. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from University of Arizona

2

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

27 Annual Graduates

Northern Arizona University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general journalism. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from Northern Arizona University

Best General Journalism Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	572	743
Oklahoma	377	231
New Mexico	202	70

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General Journalism Related Rankings by Major

One of 6 majors within the Journalism area of study, General Journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Journalism

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Journalism	158

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.