Ranked #69 in popularity, general journalism is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for general journalism students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 298 degrees in general journalism to qualified students.
The journalism program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Journalism rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general 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.
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 Schools in Indiana.
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The schools below may not offer all types of journalism degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in general journalism needs to check out Indiana University - Bloomington. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were roughly 121 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in general journalism needs to look into Ball State University. Ball State is a very large public university located in the city of Muncie. This university ranks 5th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 92 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis if you wish to pursue a degree in general journalism. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 40 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI 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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The journalism program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Journalism rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general journalism schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
