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 4 schools in Missouri 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 545 degrees in journalism during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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. 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.
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.
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 Missouri.
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.
University of Missouri - Columbia is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in journalism. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #124 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were approximately 488 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year. Journalism degree recipients from University of Missouri - Columbia get an earnings boost of around $3,573 above the average earnings of journalism graduates.
Every student pursuing a degree in journalism has to look into Webster University. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #219 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Webster is a great university overall.
There were about 11 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Webster in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in journalism has to check out Missouri State University - Springfield. Missouri State is a very large public university located in the city of Springfield. This university ranks 11th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 15 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the journalism program state that they receive average early career earnings of $31,947.
Evangel University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in journalism. Located in the city of Springfield, Evangel is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 37th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.More information about a degree in journalism from Evangel University
Best Journalism Colleges in the Plains States Region
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. 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.
