2024 Best General Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Kansas

If you plan on getting your master's degree in general journalism, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #179 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 24 master's degrees in general journalism during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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 schools 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 Kansas list to help you make the college decision.

 

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

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general journalism students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Kansas Schools for a Master's in Journalism

1

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Kansas if you want to pursue a master's degree in general journalism. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general journalism from University of Kansas

2

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in general journalism needs to look into Kansas State University. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in general journalism from Kansas State University

Best General Journalism Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best General Journalism Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	361	52
Iowa	298	38
Nebraska	211	27

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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.