Journalism is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #69 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 8 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of journalism. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 436 degrees in journalism during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of journalism school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Journalism School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Journalism Schools in Ohio list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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.
Any student who is interested in journalism needs to look into Ohio University - Athens Campus. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.
There were approximately 185 journalism students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the journalism program earn around $35,870 in the first couple years of their career.
Any student who is interested in journalism has to take a look at Miami University - Oxford. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public university located in the town of Oxford. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.
There were about 37 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the journalism program at Miami University - Oxford earn $2,516 above the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
It's difficult to beat University of Cincinnati - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in journalism. UC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #166 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC is a great university overall.
There were about 35 journalism students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the journalism program earn an average of $29,194 for their early career.
It's hard to beat Kent State University at Kent if you want to pursue a degree in journalism. Kent State is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Kent. This university ranks 14th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 74 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the journalism degree program at Kent State University at Kent earn $8,905 above the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 46 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the journalism program earn about $28,920 in the first couple years of their career.
Ashland is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Ashland. This university ranks 20th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 6 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Ashland in the most recent year we have data available.
BGSU is a large public university located in the fringe town of Bowling Green. This university ranks 23rd out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 14 journalism students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent data year. After graduation, journalism degree recipients usually make about $30,537 in their early careers.
Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 37th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 12 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Youngstown State University in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the journalism program make around $24,178 for their early 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. We derive our Best Overall Journalism School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
