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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Missouri

11 Colleges
$35,509 Avg Salary
$28,106 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #20 most popular major in Missouri with 209 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Missouri to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Journalism program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the most popular school in Missouri for communication and journalism students. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Park University

Parkville, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Missouri list. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Missouri ranking. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

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Maryville University of Saint Louis ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#8

Drury University

Springfield, MO

Drury University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication and journalism students. It came in at #8 on the list. Drury University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Missouri list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 115
Minnesota 151
Iowa 103
North Dakota 11
Nebraska 102
South Dakota 23

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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