2025 Best General Journalism Schools in Mississippi

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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general journalism. Combined, these schools handed out 115 degrees in general journalism to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall General Journalism Schools List

General Journalism Rankings by Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Journalism Schools in Mississippi list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Journalism in Mississippi

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.

Top Mississippi Schools in Journalism

1

University of Mississippi
University, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

62 Journalism Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat University of Mississippi if you want to pursue a degree in general journalism. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in general journalism from University of Mississippi

2

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Southern Mississippi is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general journalism. Southern Miss is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Hattiesburg.More information about a degree in general journalism from University of Southern Mississippi

Best General Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	301
North Carolina	710	110
Georgia	690	621
Virginia	630	135
Tennessee	624	276
South Carolina	530	41
Kentucky	518	76
Alabama	500	107
Louisiana	489	54
Arkansas	466	256
West Virginia	410	211

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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	13

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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).
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