by our College Data Analytics Team
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Communication & Journalism is the 11th most popular major in the country with 120,571 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,266 and had an average of $24,758 in loans still to pay off.
Across Kentucky, there were 1,609 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,771 and $25,374 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,443 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,941 and $26,734 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky” ranking, we looked at 26 colleges that offer a degree in communication and journalism. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communication and journalism program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky bachelor’s degree communication & journalism students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asbury University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky list. Asbury University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilmore, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kentucky State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky list. Located in Frankfort, Kentucky, this small public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
Full Kentucky State University Communication & Journalism Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Transylvania University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Transylvania University Communication & Journalism Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Berea College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky. Berea College is a small school located in Berea, Kentucky that handed out 17 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 455 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Kentucky Communication & Journalism Report
Kentucky Wesleyan College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky list. Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Owensboro, Kentucky. It awarded 9 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Lindsey Wilson College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky list. Located in Columbia, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Lindsey Wilson College
Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #8. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 200 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Bellarmine University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 41 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Georgetown College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky ranking. Georgetown College is located in Georgetown, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Georgetown College
Morehead State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky ranking. Morehead, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to 58 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Morehead State University
Murray State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky ranking. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 83 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
Full Murray State University Communication & Journalism Report
Northern Kentucky University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky ranking. NKU is a fairly large school located in Highland Heights, Kentucky that handed out 135 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Louisville landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky ranking. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 188 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at University of Louisville
University of Pikeville landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky ranking. UPIKE is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pikeville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Midway University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #16. Midway is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Midway, Kentucky. It awarded 9 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Midway University
Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #17. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Thomas More University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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Alice Lloyd College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky ranking. Alice Lloyd is located in Pippa Passes, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
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Union College Kentucky came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky ranking. Union College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Barbourville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Spalding University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky ranking. Spalding is a private not-for-profit institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #22. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Campbellsville University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky ranking. Campbellsville, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Campbellsville University
University of the Cumberlands did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #24. University of the Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Williamsburg, Kentucky. It awarded 9 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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Simmons College of Kentucky landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky ranking. Simmons College of Kentucky is a private not-for-profit institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Simmons Bible College
Kentucky Mountain Bible College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #25. Kentucky Mountain Bible College is located in Jackson, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Kentucky Mountain Bible College Communication & Journalism Report
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