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.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Journalism Schools in Missouri ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 543 degrees in general journalism during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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 Missouri 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 Missouri - Columbia is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in general journalism. Mizzou is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #124 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were roughly 488 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in general journalism needs to take a look at Webster University. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 6th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 10 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at Webster in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Missouri State University - Springfield if you wish to pursue a degree in general journalism. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 15 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State 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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