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Virginia State University: Journalism Ranking 2024

Virginia State UniversityRanked
561
in the USA
Virginia State University is a small public HBCU college offering many disciplines along with journalism majors and located in Petersburg, Virginia. This college is operating since 1882 and is presently offering bachelor's and master's degrees in 2 journalism programs.

Virginia State University is somewhat expensive: depending on the program, tuition cost is around $23,000 per year. If you seek a cheaper alternative, check Affordable Colleges in Virginia listing.

Recent data analysis showed that Virginia State University area is dangerous; the school is reported to have a very bad rating for on-campus safety.

Based on 66 evaluation factors, Virginia State University journalism program ranks #561 Journalism School (out of 1736; top 35%) in the United States and #14 Journalism School in Virginia. Major competitors for this college are Columbia University in the City of New York in New York City and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. See the details about all twelve competitors and list of offered journalism majors and minors below.

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School ranking:

#14 Journalism School in Virginia
#119 Journalism School in the Southeast
#561 Journalism School in USA

Program rankings:

State Ranking

#7 Public Relations Program in Virginia
#8 Communication & Media Program in Virginia

Regional Ranking

#66 Public Relations Program in the Southeast
#70 Communication & Media Program in the Southeast

National Ranking

#282 Public Relations Program in USA

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You might be interested in alternative options to enroll Virginia State University:
History Programs - ranked top 55% in USA
Literature Programs - ranked top 50% in USA
Also, check how Virginia State University has been ranked among HBCU schools and graduate schools in Virginia.

Contact information:

Virginia State University
1 Hayden Drive
Petersburg, VA 23806
Phone: (804) 524-5000
Website: www.vsu.edu

Location map:

Virginia State University Location Map

Journalism majors:

Bachelor's degree

Mass Communication

Master's degree

Other Public Relations and Applied Communication

Local competitors:

Columbia University in the City of New York - Journalism School Ranking
Columbia University in the City of New York

New York City, NY, 8 journalism programs

Johns Hopkins University - Journalism School Ranking
Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD, 4 journalism programs

New York University - Journalism School Ranking
New York University

New York City, NY, 6 journalism programs

Georgetown University - Journalism School Ranking
Georgetown University

Washington, DC, 4 journalism programs

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Journalism School Ranking
University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, NC, 13 journalism programs

Villanova University - Journalism School Ranking
Villanova University

Villanova, PA, 7 journalism programs

Wake Forest University - Journalism School Ranking
Wake Forest University

Winston Salem, NC, 4 journalism programs

University of Maryland College Park - Journalism School Ranking
University of Maryland College Park

College Park, MD, 10 journalism programs

American University - Journalism School Ranking
American University

Washington, DC, 11 journalism programs

North Carolina State University at Raleigh - Journalism School Ranking
North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC, 2 journalism programs

George Washington University - Journalism School Ranking
George Washington University

Washington, DC, 15 journalism programs

Rutgers University New Brunswick - Journalism School Ranking
Rutgers University New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ, 3 journalism programs

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