2025 Best General Journalism Schools in Iowa

General Journalism is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #69 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general journalism. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 193 degrees in general journalism annually.

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• Best Overall General Journalism Schools List

Pick Your General Journalism Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Journalism Schools in Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Journalism in Iowa

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the journalism degree levels they offer.

Top Iowa Schools in Journalism

1

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

141 Journalism Degrees Awarded

University of Iowa is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in general journalism. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Iowa City.More information about a degree in general journalism from University of Iowa

2

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Journalism Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Iowa State University if you want to pursue a degree in general journalism. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in general journalism from Iowa State University

Best General Journalism Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	277
Missouri	693	538
Kansas	599	347
Nebraska	500	59
South Dakota	381	15

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General Journalism Related Rankings by Major

One of 6 majors within the Journalism area of study, General Journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Journalism

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Journalism	32
Broadcast Journalism	2

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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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