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. Combined, these schools handed out 377 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. 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 pursuing a degree in journalism needs to check out Ohio University - Athens Campus. OHIO Athens is a very 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 160 journalism students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the journalism program earn an average of $35,870 in their early career salary.
Any student who is interested in journalism has to check out Miami University - Oxford. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public university located in the fringe 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 40 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the journalism degree program at Miami University - Oxford get $2,516 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
It is difficult to beat University of Cincinnati - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in journalism. UC is a very large public university located in the large city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #166 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 35 journalism students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the journalism program earn about $29,194 in their early career salary.
It's hard to beat Kent State University at Kent if you wish to pursue a degree in journalism. Kent State is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kent. This university ranks 14th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 59 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the journalism major at Kent State University at Kent make $8,905 more than the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Ohio State is a very 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 about 28 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the journalism program make an average of $28,920 in their early career salary.
Ashland is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Ashland. This university ranks 20th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 5 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Ashland in the most recent data year.
BGSU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Bowling Green. This university ranks 23rd out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 13 journalism students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, journalism degree recipients generally make an average of $30,537 in the first five years of their career.
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 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 5 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Youngstown State University in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the journalism program make an average of $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.
