A degree in journalism is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #69 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Journalism Schools in Alabama ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 238 degrees in journalism annually.
The journalism program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Journalism rankings. For our Best Overall Journalism School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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 the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Journalism Schools in Alabama list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
Any student pursuing a degree in journalism has to look into The University of Alabama. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 140 journalism students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, journalism degree recipients generally earn around $35,509 in their early careers.
Auburn University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in journalism. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #169 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.
There were about 50 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year. Those journalism students who get their degree from Auburn University earn $2,234 more than the typical journalism grad.
It's difficult to beat Samford University if you want to pursue a degree in journalism. Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Birmingham. This university ranks 5th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 39 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Samford in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the journalism program state that they receive average early career income of $30,311.
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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The journalism program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Journalism rankings. For our Best Overall Journalism School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
