Best for a major
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.
19.1%
#1 · Clark Atlanta University
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Atlanta, GA
2.6%
Median
of 294 schools, Division II
7.3×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
8.1%
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list
Top 15
Every school, Division II
#1 · Clark Atlanta Universityevery school
The spread across 294 schools; the median is 2.6%.
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.
Related
The full list · top 100
| # | School | Share of bachelor's degrees in communication & journalism | In this field | Bachelor's a year | Undergrads | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Atlanta, GA | 19.1% | 84 | 439 | 3,495 | |
| 2 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference · Kutztown, PA | 11.8% | 161 | 1,369 | 6,420 | |
| 3 | Rollins College Division II · Sunshine State Conference · Winter Park, FL | 11.8% | 66 | 557 | 2,595 | |
| 4 | Pace University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · Pleasantville, NY | 11.6% | 195 | 1,688 | 8,176 | |
| 5 | Ashland University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Ashland, OH | 11.1% | 54 | 487 | 3,123 | |
| 6 | Virginia Union University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Richmond, VA | 10.4% | 15 | 144 | 1,170 | |
| 7 | Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Lincoln University, PA | 9.5% | 30 | 317 | 1,717 | |
| 8 | University of Tampa Division II · Sunshine State Conference · Tampa, FL | 9.4% | 207 | 2,201 | 10,111 | |
| 9 | St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference · Austin, TX | 8.4% | 52 | 616 | 2,731 | |
| 10 | University of South Carolina Aiken Division II · Peach Belt Conference · Aiken, SC | 8.1% | 49 | 607 | 3,109 | |
| 11 | Point Park University Division II · Mountain East Conference · Pittsburgh, PA | 7.8% | 39 | 503 | 2,323 | |
| 12 | Savannah State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Savannah, GA | 7.8% | 30 | 385 | 2,857 | |
| 13 | Flagler College Division II · Peach Belt Conference · St. Augustine, FL | 7.7% | 44 | 569 | 2,432 | |
| 14 | Palm Beach Atlantic University Division II · Sunshine State Conference · West Palm Beach, FL | 7.7% | 35 | 453 | 3,094 | |
| 15 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Colorado Springs, CO | 7.3% | 141 | 1,922 | 9,398 | |
| 16 | Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Fairfield, AL | 7.2% | 11 | 152 | 1,151 | |
| 17 | Dallas Baptist University Division II · Lone Star Conference · Dallas, TX | 7.1% | 42 | 589 | 2,850 | |
| 18 | Virginia State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Petersburg, VA | 7.1% | 45 | 632 | 4,829 | |
| 19 | Westmont College Division II · Pacific West Conference · Santa Barbara, CA | 7.1% | 23 | 324 | 1,310 | |
| 20 | Lynn University Division II · Sunshine State Conference · Boca Raton, FL | 7.0% | 41 | 588 | 2,823 | |
| 21 | Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference · Salisbury, NC | 6.8% | 15 | 219 | 1,153 | |
| 22 | San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · San Francisco, CA | 6.8% | 344 | 5,056 | 20,756 | |
| 23 | Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference · Wingate, NC | 6.8% | 32 | 472 | 2,464 | |
| 24 | Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Columbia, SC | 6.6% | 17 | 257 | 1,694 | |
| 25 | Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference · Columbus, GA | 6.6% | 63 | 954 | 6,008 | |
| 26 | University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference · Livingston, AL | 6.5% | 26 | 401 | 2,673 | |
| 27 | Florida Southern College Division II · Sunshine State Conference · Lakeland, FL | 6.4% | 40 | 621 | 2,626 | |
| 28 | University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Division II · Independent · San Juan, PR | 6.4% | 81 | 1,265 | 8,873 | |
| 29 | Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference · Costa Mesa, CA | 6.4% | 32 | 500 | 1,987 | |
| 30 | California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Los Angeles, CA | 6.3% | 334 | 5,311 | 21,527 | |
| 31 | Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Charlotte, NC | 6.3% | 13 | 207 | 1,058 | |
| 32 | Shaw University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Raleigh, NC | 6.3% | 8 | 128 | 843 | |
| 33 | Young Harris College Division II · Conference Carolinas · Young Harris, GA | 6.3% | 10 | 160 | 1,403 | |
| 34 | Lincoln University (Missouri) Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Jefferson City, MO | 6.2% | 15 | 243 | 1,707 | |
| 35 | Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference · Clinton, MS | 6.2% | 36 | 579 | 2,706 | |
| 36 | Washburn University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · Topeka, KS | 6.2% | 43 | 693 | 4,930 | |
| 37 | Emory & Henry University Division II · South Atlantic Conference · Emory, VA | 6.1% | 11 | 181 | 1,107 | |
| 38 | Lee University Division II · Gulf South Conference · Cleveland, TN | 6.0% | 41 | 688 | 3,253 | |
| 39 | North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas · Tigerville, SC | 5.9% | 18 | 305 | 1,944 | |
| 40 | Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference · Arkadelphia, AR | 5.9% | 19 | 320 | 1,734 | |
| 41 | Franklin Pierce University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · Rindge, NH | 5.8% | 16 | 274 | 1,058 | |
| 42 | Georgia College Division II · Peach Belt Conference · Milledgeville, GA | 5.8% | 65 | 1,119 | 5,681 | |
| 43 | Point Loma Nazarene University Division II · Pacific West Conference · San Diego, CA | 5.8% | 46 | 797 | 3,158 | |
| 44 | St. Cloud State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · St. Cloud, MN | 5.8% | 72 | 1,243 | 8,430 | |
| 45 | Morehouse College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Atlanta, GA | 5.6% | 23 | — | 2,738 | |
| 46 | Spring Hill College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Mobile, AL | 5.6% | 11 | 196 | 851 | |
| 47 | Kentucky State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Frankfort, KY | 5.5% | 16 | 291 | 1,546 | |
| 48 | Minnesota State University Moorhead Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Moorhead, MN | 5.5% | 47 | 854 | 3,413 | |
| 49 | California State University, San Marcos Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · San Marcos, CA | 5.4% | 179 | 3,309 | 14,246 | |
| 50 | Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Owensboro, KY | 5.4% | 8 | 148 | 834 | |
| 51 | University of Sioux Falls Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Sioux Falls, SD | 5.4% | 16 | 298 | 1,276 | |
| 52 | Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · Worcester, MA | 5.2% | 23 | 439 | 1,688 | |
| 53 | University of Minnesota, Crookston Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Crookston, MN | 5.1% | 17 | 333 | 2,518 | |
| 54 | Grand Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Allendale, MI | 5.0% | 202 | 4,057 | 19,243 | |
| 55 | Saint Anselm College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · Manchester, NH | 5.0% | 24 | 482 | 2,052 | |
| 56 | University of Hawaii at Hilo Division II · Pacific West Conference · Hilo, HI | 5.0% | 27 | 542 | 2,424 | |
| 57 | Western Colorado University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Gunnison, CO | 5.0% | 15 | 303 | 3,569 | |
| 58 | Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Cedarville, OH | 4.9% | 44 | 900 | 4,916 | |
| 59 | Rogers State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · Claremore, OK | 4.9% | 20 | 411 | 3,094 | |
| 60 | Union University Division II · Gulf South Conference · Jackson, TN | 4.9% | 20 | 408 | 1,891 | |
| 61 | University of Wisconsin-Parkside Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Kenosha, WI | 4.9% | 30 | 618 | 3,263 | |
| 62 | Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference · Anderson, SC | 4.8% | 31 | 651 | 3,413 | |
| 63 | Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference · Bloomsburg, PA | 4.8% | 101 | 2,115 | 9,967 | |
| 64 | Harding University Division II · Great American Conference · Searcy, AR | 4.8% | 36 | 747 | 3,496 | |
| 65 | Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference · Lock Haven, PA | 4.8% | 101 | 2,115 | 9,967 | |
| 66 | Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference · Mansfield, PA | 4.8% | 101 | 2,115 | 9,967 | |
| 67 | Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference · La Mirada, CA | 4.7% | 36 | 770 | 3,395 | |
| 68 | University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Springfield, IL | 4.7% | 28 | 597 | 2,342 | |
| 69 | Valdosta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference · Valdosta, GA | 4.7% | 67 | 1,423 | 7,230 | |
| 70 | Western Washington University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference · Bellingham, WA | 4.7% | 142 | 3,024 | 13,704 | |
| 71 | William Jewell College Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Liberty, MO | 4.7% | 8 | 170 | 868 | |
| 72 | Winona State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Winona, MN | 4.7% | 59 | 1,247 | 5,267 | |
| 73 | Carson-Newman University Division II · South Atlantic Conference · Jefferson City, TN | 4.6% | 14 | 302 | 1,669 | |
| 74 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference · Slippery Rock, PA | 4.6% | 77 | 1,683 | 6,803 | |
| 75 | University of Central Oklahoma Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · Edmond, OK | 4.5% | 97 | 2,167 | 10,454 | |
| 76 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference · Millersville, PA | 4.4% | 50 | 1,134 | 5,724 | |
| 77 | Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · Maryville, MO | 4.4% | 48 | 1,092 | 5,599 | |
| 78 | Ohio Dominican University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Columbus, OH | 4.3% | 7 | 161 | 894 | |
| 79 | Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Hammond, IN | 4.3% | 52 | 1,208 | 7,902 | |
| 80 | Drury University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Springfield, MO | 4.2% | 13 | 309 | 1,368 | |
| 81 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference · Indiana, PA | 4.2% | 59 | 1,408 | 7,432 | |
| 82 | Saint Martin's University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference · Lacey, WA | 4.2% | 13 | 307 | 1,267 | |
| 83 | University of North Georgia Division II · Peach Belt Conference · Dahlonega, GA | 4.2% | 98 | 2,312 | 17,242 | |
| 84 | California State University, Chico Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Chico, CA | 4.1% | 133 | 3,253 | 13,160 | |
| 85 | Oklahoma Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference · Shawnee, OK | 4.1% | 12 | 292 | 1,409 | |
| 86 | Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · New Haven, CT | 4.1% | 65 | 1,575 | 6,781 | |
| 87 | Sonoma State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Rohnert Park, CA | 4.0% | 67 | 1,683 | 5,412 | |
| 88 | Minnesota State University, Mankato Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Mankato, MN | 3.9% | 99 | 2,554 | 12,897 | |
| 89 | Albany State University (Georgia) Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Albany, GA | 3.8% | 26 | 680 | 6,018 | |
| 90 | American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · Springfield, MA | 3.8% | 8 | 213 | 1,331 | |
| 91 | Colorado Christian University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Lakewood, CO | 3.8% | 35 | 925 | 6,730 | |
| 92 | Edward Waters University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Jacksonville, FL | 3.8% | 72 | 1,889 | 7,246 | |
| 93 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference · Shippensburg, PA | 3.8% | 33 | 865 | 4,421 | |
| 94 | St. Thomas Aquinas College Division II · East Coast Conference · Sparkill, NY | 3.8% | 9 | 238 | 1,795 | |
| 95 | University of Minnesota Duluth Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Duluth, MN | 3.8% | 68 | 1,781 | 8,525 | |
| 96 | University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference · Montevallo, AL | 3.8% | 15 | 397 | 2,545 | |
| 97 | Barry University Division II · Sunshine State Conference · Miami Shores, FL | 3.7% | 19 | 519 | 3,150 | |
| 98 | Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas · Central, SC | 3.7% | 7 | 189 | 887 | |
| 99 | Westminster University (Utah) Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Salt Lake City, UT | 3.7% | 9 | 245 | 895 | |
| 100 | Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Winston-Salem, NC | 3.7% | 33 | 890 | 4,260 |
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