General Journalism is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #69 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for general journalism students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 240 degrees in general journalism to qualified students.
The journalism program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Journalism rankings. For our Best Overall General Journalism School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Journalism Schools in Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the journalism degree levels they offer.
University of Iowa is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in general journalism. Iowa is a very large public university located in the city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were about 170 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Iowa State University if you want to pursue a degree in general journalism. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 56 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.
Simpson College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general journalism. Simpson College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Indianola. This college ranks 14th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 3 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at Simpson College in the most recent data year.
Saint Ambrose University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general journalism. Located in the midsize city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 6 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at St. Ambrose University in the most recent data year.
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).
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The journalism program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Journalism rankings. For our Best Overall General Journalism School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
