by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for general journalism students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,407 bachelor's degrees in general journalism during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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The journalism bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality journalism program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general journalism students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general journalism.
It is hard to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general journalism. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general journalism has to look into Michigan State University. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from Michigan State University
It's hard to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general journalism. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
It's difficult to beat Indiana University - Bloomington if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general journalism. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from Indiana University - Bloomington
Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from Ohio University - Athens Campus
Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from Miami University - Oxford
Ball State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Muncie.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from Ball State University
Marquette is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Milwaukee.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from Marquette University
Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
IUPUI is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Indianapolis.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
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General Journalism is one of 6 different types of Journalism programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Photojournalism | 52 |
| Broadcast Journalism | 19 |
| Other Journalism | 18 |
