2025 Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

Communication & Journalism is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #15 out of the 37 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of communication & journalism. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 263 master's degrees in communication & journalism during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Communication & Journalism School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of communication & journalism for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

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 for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to communication & journalism students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of communication & journalism students who choose to seek a master'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.
• Student Debt - How much debt communication & journalism students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized communication & journalism related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for communication & journalism students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Communication & Journalism in Virginia

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for communication & journalism students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Virginia Schools for a Master's in Communication & Journalism

1

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Virginia Commonwealth University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in communication & journalism. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in communication & journalism from Virginia Commonwealth University

2

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

157 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in communication & journalism needs to check out Liberty University. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in communication & journalism from Liberty University

3

Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in communication & journalism needs to check out Regent University. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Virginia Beach.More information about a master’s in communication & journalism from Regent University

Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Journalism Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	34	47
Florida	34	586
Georgia	32	247
Tennessee	32	96
North Carolina	31	208
Kentucky	31	90
West Virginia	30	145
Alabama	30	203
Louisiana	30	51
South Carolina	30	50
Arkansas	30	108

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Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	159
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	67
Public Relations & Advertising	26
Communication & Journalism (Other)	6
Journalism	5

Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations	1,578
Social Sciences	545
English Language & Literature	291
History	254
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	38
Philosophy & Religious Studies	26
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	14
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	13
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	12

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 Josh Hallett. More about our data sources and methodologies.