2025 Best General Journalism Schools in Nebraska

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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Nebraska to determine which ones were the best for general journalism students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 54 degrees in general journalism annually.

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Pick Your General Journalism Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Journalism Schools in Nebraska list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Nebraska

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 Nebraska Schools in Journalism

1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Journalism Degrees Awarded

12.9% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Nebraska - Lincoln if you wish to pursue a degree in general journalism. UNL is a very large public university located in the city of Lincoln.More information about a degree in general journalism from University of Nebraska - Lincoln

2

Creighton University
Omaha, NE

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is difficult to beat Creighton University if you want to pursue a degree in general journalism. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Omaha.More information about a degree in general journalism from Creighton 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
Iowa	648	233
Kansas	599	347
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	56
Broadcast Journalism	35

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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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More about our data sources and methodologies.