2024 Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Broadcast Journalism is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #291 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for broadcast journalism students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 80 bachelor's degrees in broadcast journalism during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on broadcast journalism students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other broadcast journalism students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized broadcast journalism related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for broadcast journalism students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Broadcast Journalism in Kentucky

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.

Top Kentucky Schools for a Bachelor's in Broadcast Journalism

1

Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY

44 Annual Graduates

Western Kentucky University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism. WKU is a large public university located in the small city of Bowling Green.More information about a bachelor’s in broadcast journalism from Western Kentucky University

2

Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY

36 Annual Graduates

Northern Kentucky University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in broadcast journalism from Northern Kentucky University

Best Broadcast Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Broadcast Journalism Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	22
Tennessee	460	14
South Carolina	370	69
Alabama	320	1
Arkansas	294	4
Mississippi	275	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Broadcast Journalism

Broadcast Journalism is one of 6 different types of Journalism programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Journalism	76
Other Journalism	14
Photojournalism	11

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jfurrer. More about our data sources and methodologies.