If you pursue a degree in general journalism, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #69 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Journalism Schools in Georgia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 633 degrees in general journalism to qualified students.
Your choice of general journalism school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Journalism School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Journalism Schools in Georgia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the journalism degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Georgia is a great decision for students interested in a degree in general journalism. UGA is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 153 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in general journalism has to take a look at Georgia College & State University. Georgia College is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Milledgeville. This university ranks 23rd out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 83 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at Georgia College in the most recent data year.
Georgia State University is a good option for students interested in a degree in general journalism. Georgia State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #483 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgia State is a great university overall.
There were about 164 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent data year.
Kennesaw State University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in general journalism. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Kennesaw. This university ranks 20th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 55 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the distant town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 26th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 111 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at University of West Georgia in the most recent data year.
Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Macon. A Best Colleges rank of #714 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Mercer is a great university overall.
There were approximately 9 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at Mercer in the most recent year we have data available.
GaSou is a very large public university located in the town of Statesboro. A Best Colleges rank of #451 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GaSou is a great university overall.
There were approximately 25 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent year we have data available.
Savannah State University is a small public university located in the medium-sized city of Savannah. This university ranks 63rd out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 33 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at Savannah State University in the most recent data year.
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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Your choice of general journalism school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Journalism School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
