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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism in Kentucky

7 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$27,500 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Journalism Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Journalism Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s” 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 “Most Well Attended Journalism Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general journalism. To top this list, a school must have a successful general journalism program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Journalism Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky bachelor’s degree journalism students.

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s journalism degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full UK General Journalism Report

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Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s list. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Journalism at Northern Kentucky University

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Western Kentucky University General Journalism Report

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Asbury University
Wilmore, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Asbury University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s. Asbury University 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.

Full Asbury General Journalism Report

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Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s journalism students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Journalism at Murray State University

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Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, Kentucky

Campbellsville University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Campbellsville, Kentucky, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Journalism at Campbellsville University

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Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s ranking. Eastern is a fairly large school located in Richmond, Kentucky that handed out 1 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Eastern General Journalism Report

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