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General Journalism at Iowa State University

49 Bachelor's Degrees
7 Master's Degrees
#42 Overall Quality
We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. We've also included details on how Iowa State ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in journalism.

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General Journalism Degrees Available at Iowa State

Iowa State Journalism Rankings

The bachelor's program at Iowa State was ranked #42 on College Factual's Best Schools for journalism list. It is also ranked #2 in Iowa.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income Over $110k) 7
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $75-$110k) 7
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $48-$75k) 10
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $0-$30k) 10
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism 12
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $30-$48k) 12
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (With Aid) 12
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income Over $110k) 14
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Journalism 14
Highest Paid Master’s Degree General Journalism Graduates 14
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism 14
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $75-$110k) 15
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism 15
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (Income Over $110k) 16
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (Income $75-$110k) 17
Best General Journalism Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 17
Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 17
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $48-$75k) 19
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (Income $48-$75k) 20
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $0-$30k) 20
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (Income $0-$30k) 21
Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools 22
Best General Journalism Graduate Degree Schools 23
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $30-$48k) 24
Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 26
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (Income $30-$48k) 27
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (With Aid) 27
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (With Aid) 29
Best General Journalism Colleges for Veterans 30
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Journalism Graduates 38
Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 38
Highest Paid General Journalism Graduates 40
Best General Journalism Schools 42

Popularity of Journalism at Iowa State

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Iowa State University handed out 49 bachelor's degrees in general journalism. This is a decrease of 36% over the previous year when 77 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in journalism from Iowa State. This makes it the #35 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Journalism Student Diversity at Iowa State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at Iowa State University.

Iowa State General Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 49 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Journalism from Iowa State in 2020-2021, 51% were men and 49% were women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Iowa State are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 84% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 41
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 2

Iowa State General Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 journalism majors earned their master's degree from Iowa State. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 86% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Iowa State University with a master's in journalism.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 0

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