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2021 Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Kentucky

3 Colleges
170 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,491 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in KentuckyIn <nil>, 170 bachelor's degrees were awarded to journalism students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #32 most popular major in the state. This means that 1.6% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Kentucky ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality journalism programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the journalism program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Kentucky

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying journalism.

Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Kentucky that are best for non-traditional journalism students. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights. As a testament to the quality of education offered at NKU, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in Kentucky ranking.

The student loan default rate at NKU is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. 6,629 of NKU students are exclusively distance learners. 7,069 of NKU students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Kentucky as the #2 school in this year's rankings. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in Kentucky ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 8,399 students at UK that take at least one class online. About 4,117 of the students at UK are attending part time.

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best journalism schools for non-traditional students. WKU is a large public school located in the city of Bowling Green. WKU also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Journalism in Kentucky rankings.

About 2.1% of WKU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,291 students take at least one class online at WKU. 4,635 of WKU students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 273
Georgia 621
Tennessee 290
North Carolina 133
Virginia 128
South Carolina 89
Alabama 216
Louisiana 54
Mississippi 111
Arkansas 245
West Virginia 204

Journalism is one of 5 different types of Communication & Journalism programs to choose from.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 3 schools only.

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