by our College Data Analytics Team
Journalism is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on journalism — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
College Factual ranked the 4 journalism schools in Mississippi by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
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The colleges and universities below are the most focused on journalism in Mississippi, ranked by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
Rust College tops our list of the most focused journalism schools. Rust College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Holly Springs. Journalism accounts for around 15% of the degrees granted here, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full journalism report for Rust College
A rank of #2 makes University Of Mississippi Main Campus one of the most focused schools for journalism. University Of Mississippi Main Campus is a public school located in the town of University. At this school, roughly 0.9% of all degrees awarded are in journalism, or about 51 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full journalism details for University Of Mississippi Main Campus
Itawamba Community College is one of the most focused journalism schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Itawamba Community College is a public school located in the rural area of Fulton. Journalism accounts for around 0.7% of the degrees granted here, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full journalism details for Itawamba Community College
A rank of #4 makes University Of Southern Mississippi one of the most focused schools for journalism. Set in the city of Hattiesburg, University Of Southern Mississippi is a public institution. Journalism accounts for around 0.4% of the degrees granted here, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full journalism details for University Of Southern Mississippi
This ranking is produced by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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