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2025 Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

3 Colleges in Indiana
236 Bachelor's Degrees
$36,643 Avg Early-Career Salary
a bachelor's degree in journalism is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #46 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of journalism. Combined, these schools handed out 236 bachelor's degrees in journalism to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Journalism School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana The journalism bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for journalism students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Journalism in Indiana

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

Top Indiana Schools for a Bachelor's in Journalism

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123 Annual Graduates
$39,992 Median Starting Salary
$43,292 Median Student Debt

It's difficult to beat Indiana University - Bloomington if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in journalism. IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the city of Bloomington.

Those journalism students who get their bachelor's degree from Indiana University - Bloomington make $3,349 more than the typical journalism grad.

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69 Annual Graduates
$31,398 Median Starting Salary
$27,067 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat Ball State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in journalism. Ball State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Muncie.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the journalism program report average early career wages of $31,398.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in journalism. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a fairly large student population.

After graduation, journalism bachelor's recipients typically earn about $38,540 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in journalism from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Best Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 261 230
Ohio 252 390
Illinois 241 300
Wisconsin 213 312

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One of 5 majors within the Communication & Journalism area of study, Journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Journalism Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Journalism 234
Other Journalism 2

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 1,023
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 417
Public Relations & Advertising 213

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