2024 Best General Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

a master's degree in general journalism is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #179 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 35 master's degrees in general journalism to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general journalism students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general journalism students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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 general journalism related body.

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

More Ways to Rank General Journalism Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Ohio list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Journalism in Ohio

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general journalism.

Top Ohio Schools for a Master's in Journalism

1

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Kent State University at Kent if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general journalism. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general journalism from Kent State University at Kent

2

Ohio University - Athens Campus
Athens, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general journalism has to take a look at Ohio University - Athens Campus. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general journalism from Ohio University - Athens Campus

Best General Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best General Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	553	26
Michigan	476	8
Indiana	375	7
Wisconsin	317	13

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Rankings in Majors Related to Journalism

One of 6 majors within the Journalism area of study, General Journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.