2023 Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Journalism Master's Degree School for You
Journalism is the #128 most popular major in the country with 1,238 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Journalism program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the journalism master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .
Most Popular Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in Journalism
Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the most popular school in the Plains States Region for journalism students working on their master’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.
Women make up 73% of the journalism majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.
About 58% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 42% are male.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 70% of the journalism majors at the school.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 20% are male.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.
Of the 7 students majoring in journalism at Iowa State, 29% are male and 71% are female.
Kansas State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
South Dakota State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree journalism programs. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.
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Best Journalism Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 60 |
| Minnesota | 0 |
| Iowa | 47 |
| Kansas | 24 |
| Nebraska | 27 |
| South Dakota | 1 |
Majors Related to Journalism
Journalism is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Journalism
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 5,059 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 2,828 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 2,562 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 341 |
| Publishing | 214 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Jfurrer.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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