Colleges that graduate the most communication and journalism majors

Largest communication and journalism programs

The 50 largest communication and journalism programs by bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023. Click a college for its communication and journalism page: share of campus, rank among its majors, gender split, and the admissions bar.

Most concentrated in communication and journalism

Where communication and journalism is the biggest part of campus: share of all graduates, among colleges awarding at least 50 degrees in the field.

How to get in for communication and journalism

What readers look for from applicants who declare this field, at any selectivity.

1. Writing samples, a school paper, a podcast, a channel: proof you produce
2. Strong English and history grades
3. An internship or real audience for your work stands out
4. Run your odds with the major set: your estimate for communication and journalism →

Most selective colleges for communication and journalism

Lowest acceptance rates among colleges awarding at least 25 communication and journalism degrees.

Most accessible colleges for communication and journalism

Colleges admitting 60% or more of applicants that still award at least 50 communication and journalism degrees a year.

Communication and Journalism by state

States with the most communication and journalism graduates at tracked colleges.

Every college for communication and journalism

All 649 colleges awarding 10 or more bachelor's degrees in communication and journalism in 2023, alphabetically. Each link opens that college's communication and journalism page.

• Abilene Christian University 54
• Adelphi University 31
• Alabama State University 24
• Alabama-Huntsville 15
• Alaska Anchorage 10
• Albany State University 26
• Albion College 23
• Albright College 12
• Allegheny College 16
• Alvernia University 13
• Anderson University (SC) 31
• Angelo State University 21
• Appalachian State University 315
• Arcadia University 20
• Arizona State University 674
• Arkansas State University 93
• Arkansas Tech University 23
• Ashland University 54
• Assumption University 23
• Auburn Montgomery 15
• Auburn University 266
• Augsburg University 17
• Augusta University 32
• Augustana College 13
• Aurora University 19
• Austin College 10
• Austin Peay State University 34
• Ave Maria University 14
• Avila University 17
• Azusa Pacific University 27
• Baldwin Wallace University 19
• Ball State University 286
• Barry University 19
• Baruch College 136
• Baylor University 261
• Bellarmine University 37
• Bellevue University 16
• Belmont University 70
• Bemidji State University 15
• Benedict College 17
• Benedictine College 19
• Benedictine University 11
• Berry College 29
• Bethany Lutheran College 16
• Bethel University (MN) 29
• Bethune-Cookman University 29
• Biola University 36
• Bob Jones University 22
• Boise State University 224
• Boston College 172
• Boston University 598
• Bowling Green State University 77
• Bradley University 61
• Bridgewater College 10
• Bridgewater State University 110
• Brigham Young University 355
• Brooklyn College 90
• Brown University 41
• Bryan College 10
• Bryant University 31
• Buffalo State University 61
• Butler University 97
• Cal Poly Humboldt 38
• Cal Poly Pomona 132
• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 171
• Cal State Chico 133
• Cal State Dominguez Hills 95
• Cal State East Bay 92
• Cal State Fullerton 747
• Cal State Long Beach 484
• Cal State Los Angeles 334
• Cal State Monterey Bay 32
• Cal State Northridge 736
• Cal State San Bernardino 133
• Cal State San Marcos 179
• Cal State Stanislaus 72
• California Baptist University 45
• California Lutheran University 61
• California University of PA 50
• Calvin University 21
• Cameron University 12
• Campbell University 35
• Canisius University 42
• Capital University 15
• Carson-Newman University 14
• Carthage College 14
• Catawba College 15
• Catholic University 13
• Cedarville University 44
• Central Michigan University 152
• Central Missouri 48
• Central Oklahoma 97
• Central Washington University 43
• Chapman University 148
• Charleston Southern University 10
• Christopher Newport University 102
• Claflin University 11
• Clarion University 50
• Clark Atlanta University 84
• Clarkson University 13
• Clayton State University 11
• Clemson University 32
• Cleveland State University 112
• Coastal Carolina University 130
• College of Charleston 187
• College of the Ozarks 10
• College of Wooster 11
• Colorado Christian University 35
• Colorado Mesa University 25
• Colorado State Pueblo 14
• Colorado State University 240
• Columbus State University 63
• Commonwealth U Bloomsburg 101
• Commonwealth U Lock Haven 101
• Commonwealth U Mansfield 101
• Concordia University Chicago 12
• Concordia University Irvine 10
• Concordia University St. Paul 17
• Concordia University Wisconsin 21
• Cornell University 75
• Cornerstone University 17
• Creighton University 14
• Crown College 11
• CUNY Staten Island 46
• Curry College 32
• Dallas Baptist University 42
• Dalton State College 18
• Davidson College 19
• Delaware State University 33
• Denison University 52
• DePaul University 236
• DePauw University 47
• DeSales University 10
• Drake University 54
• Drew University 26
• Drexel University 43
• Drury University 13
• Duquesne University 68
• East Carolina University 256
• East Central University 10
• East Stroudsburg University 24
• East Tennessee State University 56
• Eastern Connecticut State 57
• Eastern Illinois University 101
• Eastern Kentucky University 55
• Eastern Michigan University 103
• Eastern New Mexico University 26
• Eastern Oregon University 14
• Eastern Washington University 72
• Eckerd College 10
• Edinboro University 50
• Elizabethtown College 15
• Elon University 287
• Emerson College 170
• Emmanuel College (MA) 27
• Emory & Henry University 11
• Emporia State University 23
• Endicott College 51
• Evangel University 13
• Fairfield University 88
• Fayetteville State University 21
• Ferris State University 16
• Flagler College 44
• Florida A&M University 68
• Florida Atlantic University 382
• Florida Gulf Coast University 169
• Florida International University 607
• Florida Southern College 40
• Florida State University 298
• Fordham University 177
• Fort Hays State University 11
• Franciscan University of Steubenville 34
• Franklin College 24
• Franklin Pierce University 16
• Freed-Hardeman University 15
• Fresno State University 156
• Frostburg State University 23
• Furman University 36
• Gallaudet University 11
• Gannon University 15
• Gardner-Webb University 15
• George Fox University 17
• George Mason University 105
• George Washington University 99
• Georgetown College (KY) 24
• Georgia College 65
• Georgia Southern University 114
• Georgia State University 134
• Georgia Tech 54
• Gonzaga University 64
• Gordon College 24
• Governors State University 12
• Grace College 11
• Grambling State University 26
• Grand Canyon University 307
• Grand Valley State University 202
• Grand View University 10
• Grove City College 17
• Gustavus Adolphus College 20
• Hamline University 13
• Hampton University 47
• Hanover College 19
• Harding University 36
• Harris-Stowe State University 10
• Hawaii Hilo 27
• High Point University 86
• Hobart College 33
• Hofstra University 159
• Hood College 22
• Hope College 48
• Howard University 225
• Idaho State University 22
• Illinois Springfield 28
• Illinois State University 258
• Indiana State University 31
• Indiana U of Pennsylvania 59
• Indiana University 453
• Indiana University Indianapolis 162
• Iona University 37
• Iowa State University 180
• Ithaca College 207
• IU East 34
• IU Kokomo 17
• IU South Bend 26
• IU Southeast 22
• Jackson State University 34
• Jacksonville State University 27
• James Madison University 426
• Jefferson University 10
• John Carroll University 39
• Johnson C. Smith University 13
• Kansas State University 76
• Kean University 112
• Keene State College 21
• Keiser University 28
• Kennesaw State University 365
• Kent State University 283
• Kentucky State University 16
• Kutztown University 161
• La Salle University 31
• Lake Forest College 28
• Lamar University 46
• Lander University 15
• Lawrence Technological University 11
• Lebanon Valley College 24
• Lee University 41
• Lehigh University 24
• Lewis & Clark College 24
• Lewis University 13
• Liberty University 252
• Lincoln University (MO) 15
• Lincoln University (PA) 30
• Lindenwood University 23
• Lindsey Wilson University 21
• Lipscomb University 16
• Long Island University 22
• Longwood University 45
• Loras College 13
• Louisiana State University 332
• Louisiana Tech University 30
• Loyola Marymount University 133
• Loyola University Chicago 171
• Loyola University New Orleans 51
• LSU Alexandria 15
• Lynn University 41
• Macalester College 10
• Marist University 158
• Marquette University 99
• Marshall University 23
• Mary University 17
• Maryville University 20
• Masters University 31
• McDaniel College 28
• McNeese State University 25
• Mercer University 45
• Mercy University 31
• Merrimack College 43
• Messiah University 26
• Metro State Denver 36
• Miami University (Ohio) 274
• Michigan State University 852
• Michigan Tech 17
• Middle Tennessee State University 210
• Midway University 12
• Midwestern State University 11
• Miles College 11
• Millersville University 50
• Minnesota Crookston 17
• Minnesota Duluth 68
• Minnesota State Mankato 99
• Minnesota State Moorhead 47
• Mississippi College 36
• Mississippi State University 134
• Missouri Southern State 12
• Missouri State University 111
• Missouri Western State 12
• Missouri-St. Louis 48
• Molloy University 13
• Monmouth University 68
• Montana State Billings 11
• Montclair State University 315
• Montevallo 15
• Morehead State University 24
• Morehouse College 23
• Morgan State University 50
• Mount Mary University 10
• Mount Vernon Nazarene University 14
• Muhlenberg College 30
• Murray State University 55
• Muskingum University 13
• NC State University 201
• Nebraska-Kearney 13
• New Mexico State University 59
• New York University 382
• Nicholls State University 18
• Norfolk State University 40
• North Carolina A&T State University 134
• North Carolina Central University 39
• North Central College 26
• North Central University 11
• North Dakota State University 29
• North Georgia 98
• North Greenville University 18
• North Park University 11
• Northeastern State University 24
• Northeastern University 158
• Northern Arizona University 229
• Northern Illinois University 74
• Northern Kentucky University 128
• Northern Michigan University 28
• Northwest Missouri State 48
• Northwestern State University 27
• Northwestern University 310
• Nova Southeastern University 18
• Oakland University 97
• Ohio State University 500
• Ohio University 337
• Ohio Wesleyan University 13
• Oklahoma Baptist University 12
• Oklahoma Christian University 10
• Oklahoma State University 117
• Olivet Nazarene University 26
• Oral Roberts University 38
• Oregon State University 109
• Otterbein University 20
• Ouachita Baptist University 19
• Our Lady of the Lake University 10
• Pace University 195
• Pacific Lutheran University 27
• Palm Beach Atlantic University 35
• Park University 14
• Parkside University (WI) 30
• Penn State University 807
• Pepperdine University 104
• Pittsburg State University 28
• Plymouth State University 24
• Point Loma Nazarene University 46
• Pomona College 12
• Portland State University 56
• Post University 16
• Prairie View A&M University 36
• Purdue Northwest 52
• Purdue University 121
• Purdue University Fort Wayne 21
• Queens College (NY) 82
• Queens University of Charlotte 21
• Quinnipiac University 115
• Radford University 53
• Ramapo College 76
• Randolph-Macon College 23
• Regent University 65
• Rhode Island College 26
• Rider University 40
• Roanoke College 14
• Robert Morris University 17
• Rochester Institute of Technology 55
• Roger Williams University 26
• Rogers State University 20
• Rollins College 66
• Rowan University 318
• Rutgers University 391
• Sacramento State University 395
• Sacred Heart University 87
• Saginaw Valley State University 27
• Saint Anselm College 24
• Saint Joseph's University 32
• Saint Leo University 11
• Saint Louis University 31
• Saint Martin's University 13
• Saint Mary's College of California 50
• Saint Xavier University 22
• Salisbury University 111
• Salve Regina University 11
• Sam Houston State University 208
• Samford University 71
• San Diego State University 540
• San Francisco State University 344
• San Jose State University 322
• Santa Clara University 104
• Savannah College of Art and Design 327
• Savannah State University 30
• SE Oklahoma State 14
• Seattle Pacific University 24
• Seattle University 33
• Seton Hall University 72
• Shepherd University 13
• Shippensburg University 33
• Sioux Falls University 16
• Slippery Rock University 77
• South Dakota State University 41
• Southeast Missouri State University 112
• Southeastern Louisiana University 48
• Southeastern University 66
• Southern Connecticut State 65
• Southern Illinois University 62
• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 87
• Southern Methodist University 181
• Southern New Hampshire University 650
• Southern Oregon University 71
• Southern University 35
• Southern Utah University 68
• Spring Hill College 11
• St. Bonaventure University 31
• St. Cloud State University 72
• St. Edward's University 52
• St. John Fisher University 17
• St. John's University 101
• St. Lawrence University 46
• St. Mary's University (TX) 14
• St. Norbert College 17
• Stanford University 19
• Stephen F. Austin State University 61
• Stetson University 34
• Stevenson University 21
• Stockton University 81
• Stonehill College 31
• Stony Brook University 66
• Suffolk University 92
• SUNY Brockport 56
• SUNY Fredonia 46
• SUNY Geneseo 48
• SUNY New Paltz 137
• SUNY Oneonta 97
• SUNY Oswego 148
• SUNY Plattsburgh 67
• SUNY Potsdam 12
• Susquehanna University 59
• SW Minnesota State 12
• SW Oklahoma State 13
• Syracuse University 492
• TAMU San Antonio 38
• Tarleton State University 69
• Taylor University 28
• Temple University 507
• Tennessee State University 34
• Tennessee Tech University 15
• Texas A&M International 44
• Texas A&M University 501
• Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 50
• Texas Christian University 316
• Texas Southern University 102
• Texas State University 639
• Texas Tech University 635
• The College of New Jersey 77
• Towson University 411
• Trevecca Nazarene University 12
• Trinity University (TX) 32
• Troy University 56
• Truman State University 11
• Tulane University 117
• U of Arkansas Fort Smith 12
• U of Indianapolis 20
• UC Colorado Springs 141
• UC Davis 258
• UC Irvine 33
• UC San Diego 220
• UC Santa Barbara 597
• UCLA 228
• UM Dearborn 33
• UNC Charlotte 269
• UNC Greensboro 158
• UNC Pembroke 33
• UNC Wilmington 184
• Union University (TN) 20
• University at Albany 154
• University at Buffalo 281
• University of Akron 64
• University of Alabama 628
• University of Alabama at Birmingham 58
• University of Arizona 277
• University of Arkansas 298
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock 55
• University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 10
• University of California, Berkeley 226
• University of Central Arkansas 46
• University of Central Florida 625
• University of Chicago 16
• University of Cincinnati 321
• University of Colorado 713
• University of Connecticut 394
• University of Dayton 156
• University of Delaware 183
• University of Denver 75
• University of Evansville 15
• University of Florida 599
• University of Georgia 698
• University of Hawaiʻi 125
• University of Houston 321
• University of Idaho 67
• University of Illinois 454
• University of Iowa 226
• University of Kansas 250
• University of Kentucky 416
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette 49
• University of Louisiana at Monroe 21
• University of Louisville 95
• University of Maine 62
• University of Maryland 361
• University of Maryland Baltimore County 38
• University of Massachusetts Amherst 308
• University of Memphis 135
• University of Miami 284
• University of Michigan 211
• University of Minnesota 279
• University of Mississippi 362
• University of Missouri 624
• University of Missouri-Kansas City 51
• University of Montana 62
• University of Nebraska 287
• University of Nebraska Omaha 75
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas 154
• University of Nevada, Reno 128
• University of New Hampshire 153
• University of New Mexico 33
• University of North Alabama 39
• University of North Carolina 465
• University of North Dakota 49
• University of North Florida 181
• University of North Texas 501
• University of Northern Colorado 61
• University of Northern Iowa 91
• University of Northwestern St. Paul 21
• University of Oklahoma 382
• University of Oregon 523
• University of Pennsylvania 62
• University of Pikeville 18
• University of Pittsburgh 65
• University of Portland 29
• University of Rhode Island 291
• University of Rochester 21
• University of San Diego 73
• University of San Francisco 89
• University of Scranton 49
• University of South Alabama 36
• University of South Carolina 356
• University of South Dakota 54
• University of South Florida 491
• University of Southern California 396
• University of Southern Indiana 40
• University of Southern Mississippi 49
• University of St. Thomas 35
• University of Tampa 207
• University of Tennessee 416
• University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 111
• University of Texas at Arlington 185
• University of Texas at Austin 1,115
• University of Texas at El Paso 177
• University of Texas at San Antonio 270
• University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 114
• University of the Cumberlands 18
• University of the Incarnate Word 26
• University of the Pacific 38
• University of Toledo 71
• University of Tulsa 12
• University of Utah 261
• University of Vermont 62
• University of Virginia 116
• University of Washington 337
• University of Wisconsin 362
• University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 40
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 129
• University of Wyoming 47
• Ursinus College 26
• USC Aiken 49
• USC Beaufort 11
• USC Upstate 33
• UT Martin 18
• UT Permian Basin 31
• UT Tyler 25
• Utah State University 164
• Utah Valley University 197
• Utica University 23
• UW-Eau Claire 70
• UW-Green Bay 40
• UW-La Crosse 69
• UW-Oshkosh 84
• UW-River Falls 75
• UW-Stevens Point 41
• UW-Whitewater 118
• Valdosta State University 67
• Valparaiso University 26
• Vanderbilt University 20
• Vanguard University 32
• Vassar College 17
• Villanova University 152
• Virginia Commonwealth University 178
• Virginia State University 45
• Virginia Tech 249
• Virginia Union University 15
• Wake Forest University 124
• Waldorf University 10
• Washburn University 43
• Washington & Jefferson College 10
• Washington and Lee University 16
• Washington State University 386
• Wayne State College (NE) 22
• Wayne State University (MI) 116
• Webber International University 11
• Weber State University 80
• West Alabama 26
• West Chester University 78
• West Florida 88
• West Texas A&M 49
• West Virginia University 203
• Western Carolina University 65
• Western Colorado University 15
• Western Illinois University 62
• Western Kentucky University 140
• Western Michigan University 86
• Western Oregon University 17
• Western Washington University 142
• Westmont College 23
• Wheaton College (IL) 34
• Whitworth University 13
• Wichita State University 41
• Widener University 10
• Willamette University 11
• William Carey University 10
• William Paterson University 110
• Wilmington University (DE) 38
• Wingate University 32
• Winona State University 59
• Winston-Salem State University 33
• Winthrop University 38
• Wright State University 31
• Xavier University 30
• Xavier University of Louisiana 18
• Young Harris College 10
• Youngstown State University 26

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