2024 Best Journalism Schools in Louisiana

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for journalism students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 51 degrees in journalism to qualified students.

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Journalism Rankings by Degree Level

The journalism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Journalism Schools in Louisiana. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Journalism in Louisiana

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.

Top Louisiana Schools in Journalism

1

Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

22.2% Growth in Graduates

$30,839 Median Starting Salary

Loyola University New Orleans is a good option for students pursuing a degree in journalism. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Orleans.

Journalism degree recipients from Loyola University New Orleans get an earnings boost of around $4,884 above the average income of journalism graduates.

More information about a degree in journalism from Loyola University New Orleans

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Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Journalism Degrees Awarded

$21,071 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in journalism needs to look into Louisiana Tech University. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Ruston.

Students who receive their degree from the journalism program make about $21,071 for their early career.

More information about a degree in journalism from Louisiana Tech University

Best Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

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Notes and References

• 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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