A degree in journalism is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #69 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Journalism Schools in Michigan ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 249 degrees in journalism to qualified students.
Your choice of journalism school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall 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.
The journalism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Journalism Schools in Michigan.
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The schools below may not offer all types of journalism degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in journalism needs to check out Michigan State University. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 111 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year. Those journalism students who get their degree from Michigan State University earn $2,958 more than the standard journalism graduate.
Any student who is interested in journalism has to check out Wayne State University. Wayne State is a very large public university located in the city of Detroit. A Best Colleges rank of #381 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wayne State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 29 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the journalism major at Wayne State University earn $3,032 above the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Western Michigan University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in journalism. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 journalism students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.
Central Michigan University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in journalism. Central Michigan is a large public university located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant. This university ranks 10th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 35 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year. After graduating, journalism degree recipients generally make an average of $25,827 in their early careers.
Any student who is interested in journalism has to take a look at Oakland University. Oakland is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Rochester Hills. This university ranks 11th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 29 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, journalism degree recipients generally earn an average of $26,874 in the first five years of their career.
Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Ypsilanti. This university ranks 20th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 11 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, journalism degree recipients usually make around $27,367 in the first five years of their career.
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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Your choice of journalism school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Journalism School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
