If you plan on majoring in journalism, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #69 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Indiana 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 304 degrees in journalism during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Your choice of journalism school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for journalism schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Journalism Schools in Indiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the journalism degrees they offer, see the list below.
Indiana University - Bloomington is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in journalism. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were about 121 journalism students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the journalism program make an average of $37,589 in their early career salary.
Any student who is interested in journalism needs to take a look at Ball State University. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #205 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 92 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent data year. Those journalism students who get their degree from Ball State University make $3,640 more than the average journalism graduate.
Every student who is interested in journalism needs to look into Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #274 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.
There were roughly 40 journalism students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the journalism program report average early career income of $33,582.
Franklin College is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in journalism. Located in the large suburb of Franklin, Franklin College of Indiana is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This college ranks 28th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were roughly 7 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Franklin College of Indiana in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of New Albany, Indiana University - Southeast is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 32nd out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 10 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Indiana University - Southeast in the most recent data year.
Taylor U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Upland. This university ranks 21st out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 3 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Taylor U in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Evansville, USI is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #769 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USI is a great university overall.
There were about 2 journalism students who graduated with this degree at USI in the most recent year we have data available.
Grace College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Winona Lake. This college ranks 25th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 1 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Grace College in the most recent year we have data available.
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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for journalism schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
