2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Broadcast Journalism in the Great Lakes Region

A bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #263 out of 1137 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Broadcast Journalism in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 31 bachelor's degrees in broadcast journalism during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Broadcast Journalism School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The broadcast journalism bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Broadcast Journalism in the Great Lakes Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality broadcast journalism program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Broadcast Journalism Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for broadcast journalism.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Broadcast Journalism in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.

Most Well Attended Schools for Broadcast Journalism Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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Central State University
Wilberforce, OH

20 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OH

#2 Best Quality In OH

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism needs to take a look at Central State University. Located in the rural area of Wilberforce, Central State University is a public university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in broadcast journalism in Ohio.

There were approximately 20 broadcast journalism students who graduated with this degree at Central State University in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in broadcast journalism from Central State University

2

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH

7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In OH

#1 Best Quality In OH

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a popular choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism. BGSU is a large public university located in the fringe town of Bowling Green. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in broadcast journalism in Ohio.

There were roughly 7 broadcast journalism students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in broadcast journalism from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

3

Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, MI

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MI

#1 Best Quality In MI

Spring Arbor University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism. Located in the small suburb of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in broadcast journalism in Michigan.

There were roughly 2 broadcast journalism individuals who graduated with this degree at Spring Arbor in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in broadcast journalism from Spring Arbor University

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IL

#1 Best Quality In IL

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism has to take a look at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in broadcast journalism in Illinois.

There were about 2 broadcast journalism individuals who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in broadcast journalism from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

5

Otterbein University
Westerville, OH

#3 Most Popular In OH

Located in the suburb of Westerville, Otterbein is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in broadcast journalism from Otterbein University

5

Bluffton University
Bluffton, OH

#3 Most Popular In OH

Bluffton is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Bluffton. More information about a bachelor’s in broadcast journalism from Bluffton University

5

Marietta College
Marietta, OH

#3 Most Popular In OH

Located in the fringe town of Marietta, Marietta is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in broadcast journalism from Marietta College

5

The University of Findlay
Findlay, OH

#3 Most Popular In OH

Located in the town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in broadcast journalism from The University of Findlay

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

#2 Most Popular In MI

Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a large student population. More information about a bachelor’s in broadcast journalism from Western Michigan University

Best Broadcast Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the most popular broadcast journalism colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	615	0
Ohio	598	36
Illinois	541	4

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Broadcast Journalism Related Rankings by Major

Broadcast Journalism is one of 5 different types of Journalism programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Broadcast Journalism

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Journalism	1,674
Photojournalism	51
Other Journalism	15

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jfurrer. More about our data sources and methodologies.