2025 Best General Journalism Schools in District of Columbia

Ranked #69 in popularity, general journalism is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. 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 District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for general journalism students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 151 degrees in general journalism to qualified students.

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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 Schools in District of Columbia. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Journalism in District of Columbia

The schools below may not offer all types of journalism degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top District of Columbia Schools in Journalism

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

59 Journalism Degrees Awarded

32.2% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in general journalism has to check out George Washington University. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a degree in general journalism from George Washington University

2

American University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

75 Journalism Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat American University if you want to pursue a degree in general journalism. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a degree 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	1,026	571
Pennsylvania	978	463
Maryland	618	173
New Jersey	614	245
Delaware	345	17

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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.

Majors Similar to Journalism

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Photojournalism	15

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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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.