by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for journalism students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 483 bachelor's degrees in journalism during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of journalism for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality journalism program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
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 journalism students working on their bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in journalism.
It is difficult to beat University of Missouri - Columbia if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in journalism. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Journalism bachelor's degree recipients from University of Missouri - Columbia earn a boost of approximately $2,736 above the average income of journalism majors.
More information about a bachelor’s in journalism from University of Missouri - Columbia
It is hard to beat Webster University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in journalism. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a bachelor’s in journalism from Webster University
Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in journalism has to look into Missouri State University - Springfield. Missouri State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Springfield.
After graduating, journalism bachelor's recipients typically make about $31,947 in their early careers.
More information about a bachelor’s in journalism from Missouri State University - Springfield
It is difficult to beat Evangel University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in journalism. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Evangel is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in journalism from Evangel University
Explore all the Best Journalism Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 215 | 292 |
| Iowa | 197 | 232 |
| Kansas | 184 | 323 |
| Nebraska | 180 | 128 |
| North Dakota | 149 | 10 |
| South Dakota | 148 | 15 |
Journalism is one of 5 different types of Communication & Journalism programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Journalism | 481 |
| Other Journalism | 2 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 931 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 292 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 49 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 7 |
