2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Journalism School for You
Journalism is the #128 most popular major in the country with 1,238 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the journalism 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 in Journalism
Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the most popular school in the Plains States Region for journalism students. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for journalism students. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for journalism students. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.
With a ranking of #6, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for journalism students. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.
South Dakota State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular journalism programs. South Dakota State is a 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 journalism programs. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.
Read full report on Journalism at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Best Journalism Colleges by State
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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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.
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