by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 39 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,339 bachelor's degrees in journalism during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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The journalism bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for journalism students working on their bachelor's degree.
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 Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in journalism.
Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in journalism needs to look into University of Georgia. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Journalism bachelor's degree recipients from University of Georgia get an earnings boost of approximately $3,833 over the typical earnings of journalism majors.
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University of Florida is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in journalism. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population.
Journalism bachelor's degree recipients from University of Florida get an earnings boost of about $5,361 over the average earnings of journalism graduates.
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University of Arkansas is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in journalism. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a very large student population.
Bachelor's recipients from the journalism major at University of Arkansas make $5,551 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia is a good decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in journalism. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia.
Those journalism students who get their bachelor's degree from University of South Carolina - Columbia earn $5,959 more than the average journalism graduate.
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Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the journalism program make an average of $34,075 for their early career.
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UA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tuscaloosa.
Journalism bachelor's degree recipients from The University of Alabama receive an earnings boost of around $2,706 above the average income of journalism graduates.
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Located in the midsize suburb of Elon, Elon is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.
Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the journalism program make an average of $34,105 in the first couple years of working.
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U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Coral Gables.
Journalism bachelor's degree recipients from University of Miami receive an earnings boost of about $8,575 above the typical earnings of journalism majors.
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URichmond is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of University of Richmond.
Bachelor's recipients from the journalism major at University of Richmond make $10,354 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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UK is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lexington.
Those journalism students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Kentucky make $4,123 more than the typical journalism graduate.
More information about a bachelor’s in journalism from University of KentuckyExplore the best journalism colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 225 | 273 |
| Georgia | 224 | 621 |
| Tennessee | 220 | 290 |
| North Carolina | 213 | 133 |
| Virginia | 213 | 128 |
| South Carolina | 195 | 89 |
| Kentucky | 187 | 181 |
| Alabama | 184 | 216 |
| Louisiana | 171 | 54 |
| Mississippi | 169 | 111 |
| Arkansas | 167 | 245 |
| West Virginia | 147 | 204 |
One of 5 majors within the Communication & Journalism area of study, Journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Journalism | 2,025 |
| Broadcast Journalism | 169 |
| Other Journalism | 135 |
| Photojournalism | 10 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 10,799 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 3,787 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 2,799 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 178 |
| Publishing | 17 |
