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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for journalism students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 125 degrees in journalism to qualified students.
The journalism program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Journalism rankings. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Schools in Mississippi list to help you make the college decision.
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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.
Any student who is interested in journalism has to check out University of Mississippi. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #361 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ole Miss is a great university overall.
There were approximately 64 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Ole Miss in the most recent year we have data available. Journalism degree recipients from University of Mississippi receive an earnings boost of approximately $5,470 over the typical earnings of journalism graduates.
University of Southern Mississippi is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in journalism. Southern Miss is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Hattiesburg. This university ranks 5th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were about 35 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Southern Miss in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, journalism degree recipients usually make an average of $26,614 at the beginning of their careers.
Rust College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in journalism. Rust College is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Holly Springs. This college ranks 26th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were roughly 17 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Rust College in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the journalism program state that they receive average early career income of $23,252.
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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The journalism program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Journalism rankings. 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.
