Media & Journalism
Reporting, broadcasting, data journalism and communications strategy.
Ranked campuses teaching media & journalism
| # | Institution | City | Control | Students | Admitted | Tuition | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn | Philadelphia, PA | private | 28,000 | 5.4% | $61,500 | 93 |
| 2 | Columbia | New York, NY | private | 36,000 | 3.9% | $63,000 | 90 |
| 3 | Northwestern | Evanston, IL | private | 22,500 | 7% | $62,000 | 86 |
| 4 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | public | 46,500 | 9% | $13,500 / $35,500 | 84 |
| 5 | CMU | Pittsburgh, PA | private | 15,500 | 11.7% | $61,000 | 82 |
| 6 | NYU | New York, NY | private | 53,000 | 13% | $60,000 | 80 |
| 7 | Georgetown | Washington, DC | private | 7,500 | 12% | $60,000 | 79 |
| 8 | USC | Los Angeles, CA | private | 49,500 | 10% | $62,000 | 77 |
| 9 | UNC Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | public | 37,000 | 16% | $9,000 / $39,500 | 75 |
| 10 | RISD | Providence, RI | private | 2,600 | — | $56,000 | 74 |
| 11 | W&L | Lexington, VA | private | 2,300 | — | $56,000 | 74 |
| 12 | BU | Boston, MA | private | 36,000 | 14% | $61,000 | 71 |
Doctoral programs in this field
19 indexed campuses award research doctorates here. Funding normally arrives through assistantships tied to faculty grants.
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA · private · doctorate
Wharton anchors a research university that mixes business, medicine, law and engineering on one walkable West Philadelphia campus.
Columbia University
New York, NY · private · doctorate
The Manhattan Ivy: journalism, international affairs, law and medicine plugged into the city media and finance pipelines.
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL · private · doctorate
Journalism and communications alongside engineering, law, medicine and management across campuses in Evanston and Chicago.
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · public · doctorate
One of the most applied-to universities in the country, with leading programs in film, life sciences, engineering and nursing.
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA · private · doctorate
The original computer-science school: artificial intelligence, robotics and human-computer interaction research decades ahead of the boom.
New York University
New York, NY · private · doctorate
A city without gates: Tisch arts, Stern business, law and a growing STEM footprint in Manhattan plus degree campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai.
Georgetown University
Washington, DC · private · doctorate
International affairs and policy in the shadow of the federal government, with the Walsh School of Foreign Service as its flagship.
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA · private · doctorate
Large private research university next to Hollywood: film, business, engineering and diplomacy with a huge alumni network in entertainment and tech.
Enrolment, tuition and acceptance figures are rounded planning values compiled in 2025/26 for orientation. Verify exact numbers with each university's official fact sheet before you apply.