2025 Best General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in general journalism, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #42 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 78 bachelor's degrees in general journalism to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general journalism students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general journalism students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general journalism related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general journalism students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Journalism Schools

The journalism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Journalism in Kentucky

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general journalism.

Top Kentucky Schools for a Bachelor's in Journalism

1

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

48 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general journalism needs to check out University of Kentucky. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from University of Kentucky

2

Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY

14 Annual Graduates

Western Kentucky University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general journalism. WKU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bowling Green.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from Western Kentucky University

Best General Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	245
Tennessee	460	265
North Carolina	453	110
Georgia	453	621
Virginia	421	128
South Carolina	370	20
Alabama	320	107
Louisiana	306	54
Arkansas	294	235
Mississippi	275	111
West Virginia	223	204

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Rankings in Majors Related to Journalism

General Journalism is one of 6 different types of Journalism programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Journalism

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Broadcast Journalism	67
Other Journalism	11
Photojournalism	10

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.