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Best for communication & journalism

Where communication & journalism is the biggest part of what the school does: the share of bachelor's degrees awarded in the field.

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All divisionsDivision IDivision IIDivision III
22.3%
#1 · Lasell University
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Auburndale, MA
3.0%
Median
of 1,068 schools, all divisions
7.4×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
13.3%
10th place
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Top 15

  1. 1Lasell UniversityDivision III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Auburndale, MA22.3%
  2. 2Ithaca CollegeDivision III · Liberty League · Ithaca, NY22.1%
  3. 3Elon UniversityDivision I · Coastal Athletic Association · Elon, NC19.5%
  4. 4Clark Atlanta UniversityDivision II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Atlanta, GA19.1%
  5. 5Emerson CollegeDivision III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Boston, MA16.3%
  6. 6Syracuse UniversityDivision I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Syracuse, NY14.7%
  7. 7Marist UniversityDivision I · Metro Conference · Poughkeepsie, NY14.6%
  8. 8Northwestern UniversityDivision I · Big Ten Conference · Evanston, IL14.4%
  9. 9DePauw UniversityDivision III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Greencastle, IN14.3%
  10. 10Boston UniversityDivision I · Patriot League · Boston, MA13.3%
  11. 11Hofstra UniversityDivision I · Coastal Athletic Association · Hempstead, NY13.1%
  12. 12Dean CollegeDivision III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Franklin, MA12.9%
  13. 13Purchase College, State University of New YorkDivision III · Skyline Conference · Purchase, NY12.8%
  14. 14Texas Christian UniversityDivision I · Big 12 Conference · Fort Worth, TX12.7%
  15. 15University of OregonDivision I · Big Ten Conference · Eugene, OR12.7%

Every school, all divisions

0.0%22.3%
#1 · Lasell Universityevery school

The spread across 1,068 schools; the median is 3.0%.

How it is measured

First majors, bachelor’s degrees; schools awarding at least 100 bachelor’s degrees. Share, not headcount: a big university can award more degrees and still rank lower.

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The full list · top 100

#SchoolShare of bachelor's degrees in communication & journalismIn this fieldBachelor's a yearUndergrads
1Lasell University
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Auburndale, MA
22.3%562511,183
2Ithaca College
Division III · Liberty League · Ithaca, NY
22.1%2079354,368
3Elon University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Elon, NC
19.5%2871,4726,402
4Clark Atlanta University
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Atlanta, GA
19.1%844393,495
5Emerson College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Boston, MA
16.3%1701,0444,171
6Syracuse University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Syracuse, NY
14.7%4923,35615,739
7Marist University
Division I · Metro Conference · Poughkeepsie, NY
14.6%1581,0845,545
8Northwestern University
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Evanston, IL
14.4%3102,1609,157
9DePauw University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Greencastle, IN
14.3%473281,819
10Boston University
Division I · Patriot League · Boston, MA
13.3%5984,50518,656
11Hofstra University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Hempstead, NY
13.1%1591,2146,224
12Dean College
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Franklin, MA
12.9%282171,151
13Purchase College, State University of New York
Division III · Skyline Conference · Purchase, NY
12.8%886863,165
14Texas Christian University
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Fort Worth, TX
12.7%3162,48710,937
15University of Oregon
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Eugene, OR
12.7%5234,13219,963
16Franklin College
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Franklin, IN
12.6%24191911
17Bethany Lutheran College
Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · Mankato, MN
12.5%16128850
18Pepperdine University
Division I · West Coast Conference · Malibu, CA
12.5%1048323,629
19Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference · Kutztown, PA
11.8%1611,3696,420
20Rollins College
Division II · Sunshine State Conference · Winter Park, FL
11.8%665572,595
21Asbury University
Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Wilmore, KY
11.7%342901,638
22Pace University
Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · Pleasantville, NY
11.6%1951,6888,176
23Howard University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Washington, DC
11.3%2251,99510,190
24Susquehanna University
Division III · Landmark Conference · Selinsgrove, PA
11.2%595252,241
25Ashland University
Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Ashland, OH
11.1%544873,123
26Canisius University
Division I · Metro Conference · Buffalo, NY
11.1%423771,798
27Butler University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Indianapolis, IN
10.7%979064,519
28Hampton University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Hampton, VA
10.7%474393,255
29University of Colorado Boulder
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Boulder, CO
10.7%7136,64932,105
30University of Texas at Austin
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Austin, TX
10.6%1,11510,47842,444
31State University of New York at Oswego
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Oswego, NY
10.4%1481,4205,652
32Virginia Union University
Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Richmond, VA
10.4%151441,170
33Denison University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Granville, OH
10.3%525052,405
34Towson University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Towson, MD
10.3%4113,98616,517
35University of Missouri, Columbia
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Columbia, MO
10.2%6246,10523,613
36Ball State University
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Muncie, IN
10.0%2862,85614,874
37Bethune-Cookman University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Daytona Beach, FL
10.0%292902,414
38Christopher Newport University
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Newport News, VA
9.9%1021,0264,407
39Michigan State University
Division I · Big Ten Conference · East Lansing, MI
9.7%8528,75740,483
40Texas Southern University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Houston, TX
9.7%1021,0476,619
41California Lutheran University
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Thousand Oaks, CA
9.6%616382,380
42Hanover College
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Hanover, IN
9.5%19200962
43Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)
Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Lincoln University, PA
9.5%303171,717
44Temple University
Division I · American Conference · Philadelphia, PA
9.5%5075,35021,720
45University of Alabama
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Tuscaloosa, AL
9.5%6286,60533,435
46University of Miami (Florida)
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Coral Gables, FL
9.5%2842,97412,883
47State University of New York at New Paltz
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · New Paltz, NY
9.4%1371,4566,504
48St. Lawrence University
Division III · Liberty League · Canton, NY
9.4%464912,060
49University of Tampa
Division II · Sunshine State Conference · Tampa, FL
9.4%2072,20110,111
50Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Division III · Liberty League · Geneva, NY
9.3%333561,618
51Regent University
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Virginia Beach, VA
9.3%656964,577
52Southern Methodist University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Dallas, TX
9.3%1811,9467,115
53Suffolk University
Division III · Conference of New England · Boston, MA
9.3%929884,484
54Texas State University
Division I · Pac-12 Conference · San Marcos, TX
9.3%6396,87434,547
55University of California, Santa Barbara
Division I · Big West Conference · Santa Barbara, CA
9.3%5976,42923,232
56University of Mississippi
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Oxford, MS
9.3%3623,88619,094
57Wake Forest University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Winston-Salem, NC
9.3%1241,3375,471
58Eastern Illinois University
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Charleston, IL
9.2%1011,1016,849
59Houghton University
Division III · Empire 8 · Houghton, NY
9.2%14152975
60California State University, Northridge
Division I · Big West Conference · Northridge, CA
9.0%7368,21032,429
61College of Charleston (South Carolina)
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Charleston, SC
9.0%1872,07410,660
62James Madison University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Harrisonburg, VA
9.0%4264,70821,006
63Albion College
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Albion, MI
8.9%232591,354
64Texas Tech University
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Lubbock, TX
8.9%6357,13932,635
65Penn State Brandywine
Division III · United East Conference · Media, PA
8.7%111261,223
66Siena University
Division I · Metro Conference · Loudonville, NY
8.7%677723,497
67University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chapel Hill, NC
8.7%4655,32820,681
68Villanova University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Villanova, PA
8.7%1521,7447,063
69Fordham University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Bronx, NY
8.4%1772,11510,307
70High Point University
Division I · Big South Conference · High Point, NC
8.4%861,0205,006
71St. Edward's University
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Austin, TX
8.4%526162,731
72University of Georgia
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Athens, GA
8.4%6988,28831,514
73University of Oklahoma
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Norman, OK
8.4%3824,57422,025
74Fairfield University
Division I · Metro Conference · Fairfield, CT
8.3%881,0564,968
75Fitchburg State University
Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · Fitchburg, MA
8.3%566783,133
76Loyola University Maryland
Division I · Patriot League · Baltimore, MD
8.3%688153,987
77Montclair State University
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Montclair, NJ
8.3%3153,77718,062
78University of Kentucky
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Lexington, KY
8.2%4165,05523,930
79University of Rhode Island
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Kingston, RI
8.2%2913,54414,670
80Chapman University
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Orange, CA
8.1%1481,8227,874
81Hood College
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Frederick, MD
8.1%222701,209
82University of South Carolina Aiken
Division II · Peach Belt Conference · Aiken, SC
8.1%496073,109
83American University
Division I · Patriot League · Washington, DC
8.0%1431,7937,817
84Curry College
Division III · Conference of New England · Milton, MA
8.0%324011,818
85State University of New York at Oneonta
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Oneonta, NY
8.0%971,2054,904
86University of Dayton
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Dayton, OH
8.0%1561,9578,176
87California State University, Fullerton
Division I · Big West Conference · Fullerton, CA
7.9%7479,42137,125
88Gordon College
Division III · Conference of New England · Wenham, MA
7.9%243051,293
89Loyola Marymount University
Division I · West Coast Conference · Los Angeles, CA
7.9%1331,6877,336
90Samford University
Division I · Southern Conference · Birmingham, AL
7.9%718973,832
91Webster University
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Louis, MO
7.9%435442,204
92Point Park University
Division II · Mountain East Conference · Pittsburgh, PA
7.8%395032,323
93Santa Clara University
Division I · West Coast Conference · Santa Clara, CA
7.8%1041,3366,249
94Savannah State University
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Savannah, GA
7.8%303852,857
95St. Bonaventure University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Saint Bonaventure, NY
7.8%313951,914
96DePaul University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Chicago, IL
7.7%2363,05314,374
97Flagler College
Division II · Peach Belt Conference · St. Augustine, FL
7.7%445692,432
98Palm Beach Atlantic University
Division II · Sunshine State Conference · West Palm Beach, FL
7.7%354533,094
99Rowan University
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Glassboro, NJ
7.7%3184,13114,869
100Simpson College
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Indianola, IA
7.7%192471,140
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