2025 Best General Journalism Schools in Pennsylvania

Ranked #69 in popularity, general journalism is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general journalism. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 359 degrees in general journalism annually.

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Best Schools for General Journalism in Pennsylvania

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.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Journalism

1

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

79 Journalism Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Temple University if you wish to pursue a degree in general journalism. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in general journalism from Temple University

2

Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16.7% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Lehigh University if you wish to pursue a degree in general journalism. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a degree in general journalism from Lehigh University

Best General Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	571
Maryland	618	173
New Jersey	614	245
District of Columbia	441	157
Delaware	345	17

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General Journalism Related Rankings by Major

One of 6 majors within the Journalism area of study, General Journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Journalism

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Journalism	57
Broadcast Journalism	12
Photojournalism	2

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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).
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