2025 Best General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

General Journalism is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #42 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of general journalism. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 496 bachelor's degrees in general journalism during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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 full 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 Missouri.

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

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general journalism students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Missouri Schools for a Bachelor's in Journalism

1

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

461 Annual Graduates

University of Missouri - Columbia is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general journalism. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from University of Missouri - Columbia

2

Missouri State University - Springfield
Springfield, MO

14 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Missouri State University - Springfield if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general journalism. Missouri State is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Springfield.More information about a bachelor’s in general journalism from Missouri State University - Springfield

Best General Journalism Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	446	277
Iowa	403	193
Kansas	352	323
Nebraska	331	32
South Dakota	237	15

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Rankings in Majors Related to Journalism

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

Majors Similar to Journalism

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Broadcast Journalism	6
Other Journalism	5

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.