by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Kentucky” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 11,380 people earned their degree in general journalism, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States.
Across Kentucky, there were 76 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 76 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,941 and $26,734 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Kentucky” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general journalism. That schools that top this list have a program in general journalism in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Kentucky” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky bachelor’s degree journalism students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asbury University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Kentucky list. Asbury is located in Wilmore, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Kentucky list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Kentucky list. This fairly large school is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Journalism at Northern Kentucky University
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Murray, Kentucky, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Journalism at Murray State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Kentucky. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Journalism at Western Kentucky University
Campbellsville University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #6. Campbellsville University is located in Campbellsville, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Journalism at Campbellsville University
Eastern Kentucky University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Kentucky list. Eastern Kentucky University is a public institution located in Richmond, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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