If you plan on majoring in journalism, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #69 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Journalism Schools in Indiana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 304 degrees in journalism during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Your choice of journalism school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for journalism schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Journalism Schools in Indiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the journalism degrees they offer, see the list below.
Indiana University - Bloomington is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in journalism. IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were roughly 121 journalism students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available. Those journalism students who get their degree from Indiana University - Bloomington earn $3,869 more than the average journalism grad.
Every student pursuing a degree in journalism needs to check out Ball State University. Ball State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Muncie. A Best Colleges rank of #181 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.
There were about 92 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, journalism degree recipients usually earn around $31,398 at the beginning of their careers.
Every student who is interested in journalism needs to check out Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #253 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.
There were approximately 40 journalism students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent data year. Those journalism students who get their degree from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis earn $2,417 more than the average journalism grad.
Franklin College is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in journalism. Located in the suburb of Franklin, Franklin College of Indiana is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
There were approximately 7 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Franklin College of Indiana in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the rural area of Upland, Taylor U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 3 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Taylor U in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of New Albany, Indiana University - Southeast is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 26th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 10 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Indiana University - Southeast in the most recent year we have data available.
Grace College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Winona Lake. This college ranks 25th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were roughly 1 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Grace College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize suburb of Evansville, USI is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 13th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 2 journalism students who graduated with this degree at USI in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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Your choice of journalism school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for journalism schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
