Best US universities for Journalism, Mass Communications

Several hundred universities in the United States offer various degrees in Journalism and Mass Communication but all of them are definitely not good. The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, or ACEJMC, the agency responsible for evaluation of professional journalism and mass communications programs in US colleges and universities, accredits only 111 universities. ACEJMC does not rate units or put them in any rank order. The judgment on accreditation is rendered after a self-study prepared by the faculty and administration of the unit and an independent evaluation of the unit by educators and practitioners.

ACEJMC does not accredit programs leading to the Ph.D., which is considered a research (and not a professional) degree. The Council does not list sequences or specialties.

The accredited universities are as follows:

ALABAMA

University of Alabama
College of Communication and Information Sciences
[Advertising and Public Relations; Journalism; Telecommunication and Film]
Tel.: (205)348-4787. Website: http://www.cis.ua.edu/

Auburn University
Department of Communication and Journalism
[Journalism; Public Relations; Radio-Television-Film]
Tel.: (334)844-2727. Website: http://cla-web.auburn.edu/cmjn/

Jacksonville State University
Department of Communication
[Communication]
Tel.: (256)782-5083. Website: http://www.jsu.edu/edprof/comm/


ALASKA

University of Alaska Anchorage
Department of Journalism and Public Communications
[Journalism and Public Communications]
Tel.: (907)786-4180. Website: http://jpc.uaa.alaska.edu/

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Department of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (907)474-7761. Website: http://www.uaf.edu/journal/


ARIZONA

Arizona State University
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
[Journalism, Mass Communication]
Tel.: (602)-496-5555. Website: http://cronkite.asu.edu/

University of Arizona
School of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (520)621-7556. Website: http://journalism.arizona.edu/


ARKANSAS

Arkansas State University
College of Communications
[Journalism, Radio-Television]
Tel.: (870)972-2468. Website: http://www.astate.edu/communications/

University of Arkansas
Walter J. Lemke Department of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (479)575-3601. Website: http://journalism.uark.edu/index.php


CALIFORNIA

California State University, Chico
Department of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (530)898-4779. Website: http://www.csuchico.edu/jour/

California State University, Fullerton
College of Communications
[Communications]
Tel.: (714)278-3517. Website: http://communications.fullerton.edu/

California State University, Northridge
Department of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (818)677-3135. Website: http://www.csun.edu/journalism/

San Diego State University
School of Journalism and Media Studies
[Journalism]
Tel: (619)594-0633. Website: http://jms.sdsu.edu/

San Francisco State University
Journalism Department
[Journalism]
Tel.: (415)338-1689/2663. Website: http://www.journalism.sfsu.edu/

San Jose State University
School of Journalism and Mass Communications
[Journalism, Advertising, Public Relations, M.S. Mass Communications]
Tel.: (408)924-3249 or (408)924-3240. Website: http://www.jmc.sjsu.edu/

University of California at Berkeley
Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (510)642-3383. Website: http://journalism.berkeley.edu/

University of Southern California
School of Journalism, Annenberg School for Communication
[Broadcast Journalism, Print Journalism, Public Relations, Broadcast Journalism, Online Journalism, Print Journalism, Strategic Public Relations]
Tel.: (213)740-3914. Website: http://annenberg.usc.edu/


COLORADO

Colorado State University
Department of Journalism and Technical Communication
[Technical Journalism]
Tel.: (970)491-6310. Website: http://journalism.colostate.edu/

University of Colorado
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
[Advertising; Broadcast News; Broadcast Production Management; News-Editorial, Media Studies, Newsgathering]
Tel.: (303)492-4364. Website: http://journalism.colorado.edu/


CONNECTICUT

University of Connecticut
Department of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (860) 486-4221. Website: http://www.journalism.uconn.edu/


DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

American University
School of Communication
[Journalism, Public Communication]
Tel.: (202)885-2060. Website: http://www.american.edu/soc/

Howard University
John H. Johnson School of Communication
[Radio-TV-Film, Print/online/broadcast Journalism, Advertising, Public Relations, Broadcast Production, Telecommunications Management]
Tel.: (202)806-7694. Website: http://communications.howard.edu/


FLORIDA

Florida A&M University
School of Journalism and Graphic Communication
[Journalism, Public Relations]
Tel.: (850)599-3719. Website: http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?sjgc

Florida International University
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
[Communication, Mass Communication]
Tel.: (305)919-5625. Website: http://journalism.fiu.edu/

University of Florida
College of Journalism and Communications
[Journalism, Advertising, Telecommunication, Public Relations, Mass Communication]
Tel.: (352)392-0466. Website: http://www.jou.ufl.edu/

University of Miami
School of Communication
[Advertising, Electronic Media, Public Relations, Broadcast Journalism and Media Management, Journalism and Visual Journalism]
Tel.: (305)284-3420. Website: http://com.miami.edu/

University of South Florida
School of Mass Communications
[Mass Communications]
Tel.: (813)974-2591. Website: http://masscom.usf.edu/

University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Department of Journalism and Media Studies
Tel.: (727)873-4613. Website: http://stpete.usf.edu/journalism/


GEORGIA

Savannah State University
Department of Mass Communications
[Mass Communications]
Tel.: (912)356-2169. Website: http://www.savannahstate.edu/class/departments-mass-comm.shtml

University of Georgia
Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
[Journalism, Mass Communication]
Tel.: (706)542-1704. Website: http://www.grady.uga.edu/


ILLINOIS

Eastern Illinois University
Department of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (217)581-6003. Website: http://www.eiu.edu/~journal/

Northwestern University
Medill School of Journalism
[Journalism, Integrated Marketing Communications]
Tel.: (847)491-2045. http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
School of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (618)536-3361. Website: http://journal.siu.edu/

Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
Department of Mass Communications
Tel.: (618)650-2248. Website: http://www.siue.edu/MASSCOMM/

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
College of Media
[Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, News-Editorial, Advertising, Journalism]
Tel.: (217)333-2350. http://media.illinois.edu/


INDIANA

Ball State University
Department of Journalism
[Journalism, Advertising, Public Relations]
Tel.: (765)285-8200. Website: http://cms.bsu.edu/Academics/CollegesandDepartments/Journalism.aspx

Indiana University
School of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (812)855-9249. Website: http://journalism.indiana.edu/

University of Southern Indiana
Department of Communications
[Journalism; Public Relations/Advertising; Radio/Television]
Tel.: (812)461-5220. Website: http://www.usi.edu/libarts/comm/


IOWA

Drake University
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
[Journalism and Mass Communication]
Tel.: (515)271-3194. Website: http://sjmc.oit.drake.edu/

Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
[Advertising; Journalism, Mass Communications]
Tel.: (515)294-4342. http://www.jlmc.iastate.edu/

University of Iowa
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
[Journalism, Mass Communication]
Tel.: (319)335-3486. Website: http://www.uiowa.edu/~journal/


KANSAS

Kansas State University
A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications
[Mass Communications]
Tel.: (785)532-3963. Website: http://jmc.ksu.edu/site/

University of Kansas
William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications
[Journalism]
Tel.: (785)864-4755. Website: http://www.journalism.ku.edu/


KENTUCKY

Murray State University
Department of Journalism and Mass Communications
[Journalism, Advertising, Public Relations and Electronic Media]
Tel.: (270)762-2387. Website: http://www.murraystate.edu/journalism

Western Kentucky University
School of Journalism and Broadcasting
[Advertising, Broadcasting, News/Editorial Journalism, Photojournalism, Public Relations]
Tel.: (270)745-4144. Website: http://www.wku.edu/pcal/index.php?page=sjb

University of Kentucky
School of Journalism and Telecommunications
[Journalism; Integrated Strategic Communication, Telecommunications]
Tel.: (859)257-1730. Website: http://jat.uky.edu/


LOUISIANA

Grambling State University
Department of Mass Communication
[Mass Communication]
Tel.: (318)274-2403/2189. Website: http://www.gram.edu/

Louisiana State University
Manship School of Mass Communication
Tel.: (225)578-2002. Website: http://uiswcmsweb.prod.lsu.edu/manship/MassComm/

Nicholls State University
Department of Mass Communication
[Mass Communication]
Tel.: (985)448-4586. Website: http://www.nicholls.edu/maco/

Southern University
Department of Mass Communications
[Mass Communication]
Tel.: (225)771-5790. Website: http://www.subr.edu/artshuman/masscom.pdf

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Communication
Tel.: (337)482-6103. Website: http://comm.louisiana.edu/

MARYLAND

University of Maryland
Philip Merrill College of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (301)405-2383. Website: http://www.merrill.umd.edu/


MICHIGAN

Central Michigan University
Department of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (989)774-3196. Website: http://journalism.cmich.edu/

Michigan State University
School of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (517)355-1520. Website: http://jrn.msu.edu/modules.php?name=Pages&sp_id=171


MINNESOTA

St. Cloud State University
Department of Mass Communications
[Mass Communications]
Tel.: (320)308-3293. Website: http://www.stcloudstate.edu/masscommunications/

University of Minnesota
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
[Journalism-Professional Program]
Tel.: (612)625-1338. Website: http://www.sjmc.umn.edu/


MISSISSIPPI

Jackson State University
Department of Mass Communications
[Mass Communications]
Tel.: (601)979-2151. Website: https://sites.google.com/a/jsums.edu/masscomm/

University of Mississippi
The Meek School of Journalism and New Media
[Journalism]
Tel.: (662)915-7146. Website: http://meek.olemiss.edu/

University of Southern Mississippi
School of Mass Communication and Journalism
[Journalism, Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Radio-Television Production]
Tel.: (601)266-4258. Website: http://www.usm.edu/mcj/


MISSOURI

Southeast Missouri State University
Department of Mass Media
[Journalism, Public Relations, Advertising, Radio, Television and Film Production]
Tel.: (573)651-5142. Website: http://www.semo.edu/massmedia/

University of Missouri
Missouri School of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (573)882-6686. Website: http://journalism.missouri.edu/


MONTANA

The University of Montana
School of Journalism
[Journalism, Radio-Television]
Tel.: (406)243-4001. Website: http://www.jour.umt.edu/


NEBRASKA

University of Nebraska
College of Journalism and Mass Communications
[Journalism]
Tel.: (402)472-3041. Website: http://journalism.unl.edu/


NEVADA

University of Nevada, Reno
Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (775)784-6531. Website: http://journalism.unr.edu/


NEW MEXICO

University of New Mexico
Department of Communication and Journalism,
Tel: (505)277-5305. Website: http://www.unm.edu/~cjdept/


NEW YORK

Buffalo State College
Communication Department
[Journalism, Media Production, Public Communication]
Tel.: (716)878-6008. Website: http://www.buffalostate.edu/communication/

Columbia University
Graduate School of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (212)854-3572. Website: http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/

Hofstra University
Department of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations
Tel.: (516)463-4873. Website: http://www.hofstra.edu/academics/Colleges/SOC/JMSPR/

Iona College
Department of Mass Communication
[Mass Communication, Public Relations, Journalism]
Tel.: (914)633-2229. Website: http://www.iona.edu/artsscience/departments/masscomm/

New York University
Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute
[Journalism]
Tel.: (212)998-8002. Website: http://journalism.nyu.edu/

Syracuse University
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
[Public Communications]
Tel.: (315)443-2301. Website: http://newhouse.syr.edu/


NORTH CAROLINA

Elon University
School of Communications
[Journalism, Communications]
Tel.: (336)278-5724. Website: http://www.elon.edu/e-web/academics/communications/

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
[Journalism, Mass Communication]
Tel.: (336)334-7900. Website: http://www.ncat.edu/~jomc/internship/index.html

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
[Journalism, Mass Communication]
Tel.: (919)962-1204. Website: http://www.jomc.unc.edu/


OHIO

Bowling Green State University
Department of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (419)372-8349. Website: http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/journalism/

Kent State University
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
[Journalism, Mass Communication]
Tel.: (330)672-2572. Website: http://www.jmc.kent.edu/

Ohio University
E.W. Scripps School of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (740)593-2590. Website: http://scrippsjschool.org/


OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma State University
OSU School of Media and Strategic Communications
[Journalism]
Tel.: (405)744-6357. Website: http://news.okstate.edu/index.php/press-releases/377-osu-school-of-journalism-and-broadcasting-changes-its-name

University of Oklahoma
Gaylord College
[Journalism, Mass Communication]
Tel.: (405)325-5997. Website: http://www.ou.edu/gaylord/home.html


OREGON

University of Oregon
School of Journalism and Communication
[Journalism, Communication]
Tel.: (541)346-3739. Website: http://jcomm.uoregon.edu/


PENNSYLVANIA

Pennsylvania State University
College of Communications
[Journalism, Film/Video, Advertising/Public Relations, Telecommunications, Media Studies, Telecommunications Studies]
Tel.: (814)863-1484. Website: http://comm.psu.edu/

Temple University
Department of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (215)204-8346. Website: http://sct.temple.edu/web/journalism/


SOUTH CAROLINA

University of South Carolina
School of Journalism and Mass Communications
[Journalism]
Tel.: (803)777-3244. Website: http://www.jour.sc.edu/

Winthrop University
Department of Mass Communication
[Broadcasting, Journalism, Integrated Marketing Communication]
Tel.: (803)323-2121. Website: http://www2.winthrop.edu/masscomm/


SOUTH DAKOTA

South Dakota State University
Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
[Journalism]
Tel.: (605)688-4171. Website: http://www.sdstate.edu/mcom/

University of South Dakota
Department of Contemporary Media and Journalism
[Mass Communication]
Tel.: (605)677-5477. Website: http://www.usd.edu/arts-and-sciences/contemporary-media-and-journalism/


TENNESSEE

East Tennessee State University
Department of Communication
[Advertising, Broadcasting, Journalism, Public Relations]
Tel.: (423)439-4491. Website: http://www.etsu.edu/cas/comm/

Middle Tennessee State University
College of Mass Communication
[Journalism, Electronic Media Communication]
Tel.: (615)898-5872. Website: http://www.mtsu.edu/masscomm/

University of Memphis
Department of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (901)678-2401. Website: http://www.memphis.edu/journalism/

University of Tennessee, Knoxville
College of Communication and Information
[Advertising, Journalism, Electronic Media, Public Relations, Communication and Information]
Tel.: (865)974-3031. Website: http://www.cci.utk.edu/

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Department of Communication
Tel.: (423)425-4400. Website: http://www.utc.edu/Academic/Communication/

University of Tennessee at Martin,
Department of Communications
Tel.: (731)881-7546. Website: http://www.utm.edu/departments/chfa/comm/


TEXAS

Abilene Christian University
Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
[Journalism, Advertising/Public Relations, Electronic Media]
Tel.: (325)674-2812. Website: http://www.acu.edu/academics/cas/jmc/index.html

Baylor University
Department of Journalism
[News-Editorial, Public Relations, Journalism]
Tel.: (254)710-3261. Website: http://www.baylor.edu/journalism/

Texas Christian University
Schieffer School of Journalism
[News-Editorial, Journalism, International Communication, Strategic Communication, Broadcast Journalism]
Tel.: (817)257-7425. Website: http://www.schiefferschool.tcu.edu/

Texas State University – San Marcos
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
[Mass Communication, Advertising, General Mass Communication, Electronic Media, Print Journalism, Public Relations]
Tel.: (512)245-2656. Website: http://www.masscomm.txstate.edu/

University of North Texas
Mayborn School of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (940)565-2205. Website: http://journalism.unt.edu/

University of Texas, Austin
School of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (512)471-1845. Website: http://journalism.utexas.edu/


UTAH

Brigham Young University
Department of Communications
[Advertising, Print and Broadcast Journalism, Public Relations, Communication Studies, Communications]
Tel.: (801)422-2997. Website: http://comms.byu.edu/


VIRGINIA

Hampton University
Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications
[Journalism and Communications]
Tel.: (757)727-5405. Website: http://shsjc.hamptonu.edu/

Norfolk State University
Department of Mass Communications and Journalism
[Mass Communications, Journalism]
Tel.: (757) 823-8330. Website: http://www.nsu.edu/mcjr/

Virginia Commonwealth University
School of Mass Communications
[Mass Communications]
Tel.: (804)828-2660. Website: http://www.has.vcu.edu/mac/

Washington and Lee University
Department of Journalism and Mass Communications
Tel.: (540)458-8432. Website: http://journalism.wlu.edu/


WASHINGTON

University of Washington
Department of Communication
[Journalism, Arts and Sciences]
Tel.: (206)543-2660. Website: http://www.com.washington.edu/


WEST VIRGINIA

Marshall University
W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications
[Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Radio/TV Production and Management, On-Line Journalism, Public Relations, Print Journalism]
Tel.: (304)696-2360. Website: http://www.marshall.edu/sojmc/

West Virginia University
P.I. Reed School of Journalism, Morgantown
[Advertising, Broadcast News, News-Editorial, Public Relations]
Tel.: (304)293-3505. Website: http://journalism.wvu.edu/


WISCONSIN

Marquette University
J. William & Mary Diederich College of Communication
[Advertising, Broadcast and Electronic Communication, Journalism, Public Relations; M.A. Advertising, Broadcast and Electronic Communication, Journalism, Public Relations]
Tel.: (414)288-7133. Website: http://diederich.marquette.edu/

University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
Department of Communication and Journalism
[Mass Communication Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Print Journalism, Mass Communication, Public Relations]
Tel.: (715)836-2528. Website: http://www.uwec.edu/cj/

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Department of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (920)424-1042. Website: http://www.uwosh.edu/journalism/

University of Wisconsin – River Falls
Department of Journalism
[Journalism]
Tel.: (715)425-3169. Website: http://www.uwrf.edu/JOUR/


Note: The list of the universities were collected from the website of ACEJMC