• North America

A listing (unranked) ofCanadianjournalism schools has been assembled by Canadian-Universities.net.[34]Journalism schools are listed and classified on the "J-Schools & Programs" page of[35]

In theUnited Statesthe Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC)[36]applies nine standards in evaluating university programs: mission, governance and administration; curriculum and instruction; diversity and inclusiveness; full-time and part-time faculty; scholarship: research, creative and professional activity; student services; resources, facilities and equipment; professional and public service; and assessment of learning outcomes. The ACEJMCC has awarded accreditation to 109 university and college programs of study in journalism and mass communications, but does not attempt to rank the courses or programs. It accredits colleges, schools, Departments or "Divisions.

The listing of a unit as accredited indicates that the unit has been judged by ACEJMC to meet its standards. That judgment 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.The listing shows the bachelor's and professional master's degree programs that were examined during the unit's most recent accreditation review. Some units offer degrees in addition to those listed here. 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.

There are only four graduate-only journalism programs in North America: Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism,CUNYSchool of Journalism,UC Berkeley Graduate School of JournalismandUniversity of British ColumbiaGraduate School of Journalism.

Editor & Publisherhas presented an unranked list of leading journalism schools[37][dead link], whileU.S. News & World Reportproduces annual lists of the top schools in advertising, print, and other categories based on responses to questionnaires sent to deans and faculty members.[citation needed] A list based on a variety of resources claims to identify the "ten most popular journalism schools in the United States".[38]One critic has pointed to the anecdotal nature of much j-school ranking in the absence of effective tracking of journalism graduates' career paths.[39]

• South America

An evaluation of developments in journalism education in Latin America has been undertaken by Professor Rosental Calmon Alves.[40]

• Journalism schools in Colombia

In Colombia, the high court determined in 1998 that journalism was not a career. This High court said that journalism is a human right, not a profession.

Because of the ruling there are many schools of communications in Colombia where people study to work in mainly enterprises, but not in mass media

There are only two schools of journalism:

University of Antioquia, a public institution in Medellín, offers Journalism inside the Communications faculty.[41]And University of Rosario in Bogotá, a private institution offers Public Opinion Journalism[42]